Denmark - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Denmark was 6,284 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,284 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,314 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 5,314
1991 5,355
1992 5,395
1993 5,435
1994 5,475
1995 5,515
1996 5,555
1997 5,596
1998 5,636
1999 5,676
2000 5,716
2001 5,731
2002 5,746
2003 5,761
2004 5,776
2005 5,790
2006 5,805
2007 5,820
2008 5,835
2009 5,850
2010 5,865
2011 5,941
2012 6,018
2013 6,094
2014 6,170
2015 6,247
2016 6,247
2017 6,256
2018 6,266
2019 6,275
2020 6,284

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Denmark was 15.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 15.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.54 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 12.54
1991 12.63
1992 12.71
1993 12.81
1994 12.90
1995 13.00
1996 13.09
1997 13.19
1998 13.28
1999 13.38
2000 13.47
2001 13.51
2002 13.54
2003 13.58
2004 13.61
2005 13.65
2006 13.68
2007 13.72
2008 13.75
2009 13.79
2010 13.82
2011 14.00
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use