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Forest cover — Denmark

Forest cover in Denmark in 2023 — 15.78%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2023 15.78% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 141of 213
Period maximum 15.78%2023
Period minimum 13.29%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Denmark, 1990–2023131415161990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 13.29%1991: 13.39%1992: 13.49%1993: 13.59%1994: 13.69%1995: 13.79%1996: 13.89%1997: 13.99%1998: 14.09%1999: 14.19%2000: 14.29%2001: 14.33%2002: 14.36%2003: 14.4%2004: 14.44%2005: 14.48%2006: 14.51%2007: 14.55%2008: 14.59%2009: 14.63%2010: 14.66%2011: 14.85%2012: 15.04%2013: 15.24%2014: 15.43%2015: 15.62%2016: 15.62%2017: 15.64%2018: 15.66%2019: 15.69%2020: 15.71%2021: 15.73%2022: 15.76%2023: 15.78%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 15.78%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Northern Europe computed 35.76%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.78 +0.02 pp
2022 15.76 +0.02 pp
2021 15.73 +0.02 pp
2020 15.71 +0.02 pp
2019 15.69 +0.02 pp
2018 15.66 +0.02 pp
2017 15.64 +0.02 pp
2016 15.62 −0 pp
2015 15.62 +0.19 pp
2014 15.43 +0.19 pp
2013 15.24 +0.19 pp
2012 15.04 +0.19 pp
2011 14.85 +0.19 pp
2010 14.66 +0.04 pp
2009 14.63 +0.04 pp
2008 14.59 +0.04 pp
2007 14.55 +0.04 pp
2006 14.51 +0.04 pp
2005 14.48 +0.04 pp
2004 14.44 +0.04 pp
2003 14.4 +0.04 pp
2002 14.36 +0.04 pp
2001 14.33 +0.04 pp
2000 14.29 +0.1 pp
1999 14.19 +0.1 pp
1998 14.09 +0.1 pp
1997 13.99 +0.1 pp
1996 13.89 +0.1 pp
1995 13.79 +0.1 pp
1994 13.69 +0.1 pp
1993 13.59 +0.1 pp
1992 13.49 +0.1 pp
1991 13.39 +0.1 pp
1990 13.29 —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FI Finland 73.72 SE Sweden 68.7 EE Estonia 57.07 LV Latvia 55 LT Lithuania 35.23 NO Norway 33.5 DK Denmark 15.78 GB United Kingdom 13.29 IE Ireland 11.53 IM Isle of Man 6.07 IS Iceland 0.53 FO Faroe Islands 0.06 GL Greenland 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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