Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Denmark
Denmark: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,035 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,035 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Denmark peaked at 1,219 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 945.08 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Denmark 114th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,182 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,101 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 945.08 1000 ha | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 985.3 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 992.49 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,093 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 1,121 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,219 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 1,150 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,066 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 1,028 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 970.84 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 987 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,030 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 980.62 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 974.49 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 965.07 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,015 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1,091 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1,097 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,039 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 948.84 1000 ha | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 985.61 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1,035 1000 ha | +5.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1,035 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1,035 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,088 1000 ha | 945.08 1000 ha | 1,219 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,011 1000 ha | 965.07 1000 ha | 1,091 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,021 1000 ha | 948.84 1000 ha | 1,097 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 111 North Macedonia 1,215 1000 ha compare
- 112 Vanuatu 1,155 1000 ha compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 1,154 1000 ha compare
- 115 Montenegro 1,009 1000 ha compare
- 116 Jamaica 931.26 1000 ha compare
- 117 Burundi 864.11 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Denmark?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Denmark was 1,035 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,219 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 945.08 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Denmark ranks 114th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.