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Surface area — Denmark

Surface area in Denmark in 2023 — 42,920 km². Ranked 131 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 42,920 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 131of 215
Period maximum 42,920 km²1961
Period minimum 42,920 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Denmark, 1961–202337,50040,00042,50045,00047,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 42,920 km²1963: 42,920 km²1965: 42,920 km²1967: 42,920 km²1969: 42,920 km²1971: 42,920 km²1973: 42,920 km²1975: 42,920 km²1977: 42,920 km²1979: 42,920 km²1981: 42,920 km²1983: 42,920 km²1985: 42,920 km²1987: 42,920 km²1989: 42,920 km²1991: 42,920 km²1993: 42,920 km²1995: 42,920 km²1997: 42,920 km²1999: 42,920 km²2001: 42,920 km²2003: 42,920 km²2005: 42,920 km²2007: 42,920 km²2009: 42,920 km²2011: 42,920 km²2013: 42,920 km²2015: 42,920 km²2017: 42,920 km²2019: 42,920 km²2021: 42,920 km²2023: 42,920 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Denmark 42,920 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.55M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 42,920 +0 +0%
2022 42,920 +0 +0%
2021 42,920 +0 +0%
2020 42,920 +0 +0%
2019 42,920 +0 +0%
2018 42,920 +0 +0%
2017 42,920 +0 +0%
2016 42,920 +0 +0%
2015 42,920 +0 +0%
2014 42,920 +0 +0%
2013 42,920 +0 +0%
2012 42,920 +0 +0%
2011 42,920 +0 +0%
2010 42,920 +0 +0%
2009 42,920 +0 +0%
2008 42,920 +0 +0%
2007 42,920 +0 +0%
2006 42,920 +0 +0%
2005 42,920 +0 +0%
2004 42,920 +0 +0%
2003 42,920 +0 +0%
2002 42,920 +0 +0%
2001 42,920 +0 +0%
2000 42,920 +0 +0%
1999 42,920 +0 +0%
1998 42,920 +0 +0%
1997 42,920 +0 +0%
1996 42,920 +0 +0%
1995 42,920 +0 +0%
1994 42,920 +0 +0%
1993 42,920 +0 +0%
1992 42,920 +0 +0%
1991 42,920 +0 +0%
1990 42,920 +0 +0%
1989 42,920 +0 +0%
1988 42,920 +0 +0%
1987 42,920 +0 +0%
1986 42,920 +0 +0%
1985 42,920 +0 +0%
1984 42,920 +0 +0%
1983 42,920 +0 +0%
1982 42,920 +0 +0%
1981 42,920 +0 +0%
1980 42,920 +0 +0%
1979 42,920 +0 +0%
1978 42,920 +0 +0%
1977 42,920 +0 +0%
1976 42,920 +0 +0%
1975 42,920 +0 +0%
1974 42,920 +0 +0%
1973 42,920 +0 +0%
1972 42,920 +0 +0%
1971 42,920 +0 +0%
1970 42,920 +0 +0%
1969 42,920 +0 +0%
1968 42,920 +0 +0%
1967 42,920 +0 +0%
1966 42,920 +0 +0%
1965 42,920 +0 +0%
1964 42,920 +0 +0%
1963 42,920 +0 +0%
1962 42,920 +0 +0%
1961 42,920 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

NO Norway 624,500 SE Sweden 528,660 GL Greenland 410,450 FI Finland 338,480 GB United Kingdom 243,610 IS Iceland 103,000 IE Ireland 70,280 LT Lithuania 65,290 LV Latvia 64,590 EE Estonia 45,340 DK Denmark 42,920 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 IM Isle of Man 570
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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