Deforestation statistics for Denmark
Denmark: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 5,792,202 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.40% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 137 |
| Net migration | 15,200 |
| Fertility rate | 1.8 |
| Median age | 42 |
| Urban population share | 88% |
Denmark: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 42,430 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 663,208 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 15.6% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 87,362 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 13.2% |
Denmark: Annual forest and tree cover data
Denmark: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares|
Year: Hectares 2001: 4,329 2002: 1,204 2003: 1,580 2004: 2,414 2005: 9,049 2006: 5,214 2007: 4,381 2008: 6,061 2009: 6,646 2010: 4,428 2011: 3,132 2012: 4,452 2013: 2,015 2014: 5,321 2015: 2,583 2016: 4,656 2017: 4,360 2018: 3,162 2019: 9,180 2020: 3,194 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hovedstaden | 62,123 | 913 | 1,259 | 1,157 | 1,792 | 5,121 | 8.2% |
| Midtjylland | 233,444 | 8,926 | 12,607 | 6,757 | 10,144 | 38,433 | 16.5% |
| Nordjylland | 126,841 | 4,723 | 7,236 | 3,460 | 4,647 | 20,066 | 15.8% |
| Sjælland | 105,758 | 1,424 | 2,213 | 2,123 | 2,916 | 8,676 | 8.2% |
| Syddanmark | 135,037 | 2,590 | 3,415 | 4,008 | 5,053 | 15,065 | 11.2% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syddanmark | Haderslev | 6,773 | 57 | 73 | 142 | 192 | 463 | 6.8% |
| Hovedstaden | Frederiksberg | 102 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0% |
| Hovedstaden | Frederikssund | 4,433 | 61 | 88 | 61 | 89 | 300 | 6.8% |
| Hovedstaden | Furesø | 1,881 | 19 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 96 | 5.1% |
| Hovedstaden | Gentofte | 574 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hovedstaden | Gladsaxe | 421 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2.4% |
| Hovedstaden | Glostrup | 236 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 13.6% |
| Hovedstaden | Gribskov | 8,676 | 120 | 151 | 71 | 358 | 700 | 8.1% |
| Hovedstaden | Halsnæs | 3,152 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 57 | 122 | 3.9% |
| Hovedstaden | Helsingør | 4,692 | 70 | 102 | 59 | 130 | 361 | 7.7% |
| Hovedstaden | Herlev | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Hovedstaden | Allerød | 1,961 | 40 | 44 | 16 | 36 | 137 | 7.0% |
| Hovedstaden | Hillerød | 6,160 | 120 | 129 | 101 | 233 | 583 | 9.5% |
| Hovedstaden | Høje Taastrup | 659 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 3.6% |
| Hovedstaden | Hørsholm | 896 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 4.5% |
| Hovedstaden | Hvidovre | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.4% |
| Hovedstaden | Ishøj | 175 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.9% |
| Hovedstaden | København | 774 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1.2% |
| Hovedstaden | Lyngby-Taarbæk | 1,492 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 39 | 2.6% |
| Hovedstaden | Rødovre | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
| Hovedstaden | Rudersdal | 3,148 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 112 | 3.6% |
| Hovedstaden | Tårnby | 410 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.5% |
| Hovedstaden | Ballerup | 455 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2.4% |
| Hovedstaden | Vallensbæk | 74 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5.4% |
| Hovedstaden | Bornholm | 14,980 | 360 | 521 | 643 | 615 | 2,139 | 14.3% |
| Hovedstaden | Brøndby | 235 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3.0% |
| Hovedstaden | Christiansø | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hovedstaden | Dragør | 265 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 7.2% |
| Hovedstaden | Egedal | 2,172 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 73 | 135 | 6.2% |
| Hovedstaden | Fredensborg | 3,012 | 44 | 39 | 58 | 66 | 207 | 6.9% |
| Midtjylland | Århus | 4,070 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 54 | 150 | 3.7% |
| Midtjylland | Odder | 2,887 | 31 | 65 | 41 | 90 | 226 | 7.8% |
| Midtjylland | Randers | 7,409 | 327 | 349 | 142 | 195 | 1,014 | 13.7% |
| Midtjylland | Ringkøbing-Skjern | 21,248 | 488 | 781 | 815 | 1,148 | 3,232 | 15.2% |
| Midtjylland | Samsø | 1,344 | 51 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 128 | 9.5% |
| Midtjylland | Silkeborg | 25,882 | 904 | 1,679 | 714 | 1,168 | 4,465 | 17.3% |
| Midtjylland | Skanderborg | 8,979 | 239 | 428 | 174 | 366 | 1,206 | 13.4% |
| Midtjylland | Skive | 6,890 | 160 | 335 | 104 | 166 | 765 | 11.1% |
| Midtjylland | Struer | 1,417 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 39 | 95 | 6.7% |
| Midtjylland | Syddjurs | 18,210 | 953 | 1,011 | 481 | 882 | 3,327 | 18.3% |
| Midtjylland | Viborg | 27,610 | 1,733 | 2,408 | 744 | 896 | 5,781 | 20.9% |
| Midtjylland | Favrskov | 8,680 | 325 | 447 | 195 | 315 | 1,282 | 14.8% |
| Midtjylland | Hedensted | 6,174 | 71 | 116 | 68 | 108 | 363 | 5.9% |
| Midtjylland | Herning | 27,059 | 799 | 1,615 | 1,101 | 1,558 | 5,074 | 18.8% |
| Midtjylland | Holstebro | 15,401 | 510 | 702 | 517 | 724 | 2,453 | 15.9% |
| Midtjylland | Horsens | 9,114 | 177 | 337 | 195 | 313 | 1,023 | 11.2% |
| Midtjylland | Ikast-Brande | 17,559 | 651 | 1,315 | 746 | 1,158 | 3,870 | 22.0% |
| Midtjylland | Lemvig | 7,389 | 271 | 173 | 218 | 238 | 901 | 12.2% |
| Midtjylland | Norddjurs | 16,123 | 1,198 | 748 | 433 | 702 | 3,080 | 19.1% |
| Nordjylland | Aalborg | 12,741 | 590 | 626 | 308 | 269 | 1,793 | 14.1% |
| Nordjylland | Thisted | 24,289 | 992 | 1,352 | 548 | 768 | 3,659 | 15.1% |
| Nordjylland | Vesthimmerland | 7,645 | 284 | 432 | 216 | 233 | 1,164 | 15.2% |
| Nordjylland | Brønderslev | 6,605 | 152 | 330 | 189 | 224 | 895 | 13.6% |
| Nordjylland | Frederikshavn | 14,153 | 297 | 613 | 456 | 885 | 2,250 | 15.9% |
| Nordjylland | Hjørring | 12,623 | 317 | 651 | 465 | 593 | 2,026 | 16.1% |
| Nordjylland | Jammerbugt | 16,270 | 445 | 1,148 | 344 | 588 | 2,525 | 15.5% |
| Nordjylland | Læsø | 5,687 | 73 | 151 | 160 | 152 | 537 | 9.4% |
| Nordjylland | Mariagerfjord | 14,063 | 973 | 1,129 | 429 | 487 | 3,017 | 21.5% |
| Nordjylland | Morsø | 2,052 | 55 | 61 | 27 | 57 | 199 | 9.7% |
| Nordjylland | Rebild | 10,713 | 547 | 745 | 319 | 390 | 2,000 | 18.7% |
| Sjælland | Faxe | 8,141 | 170 | 242 | 349 | 317 | 1,078 | 13.2% |
| Sjælland | Odsherred | 8,078 | 62 | 108 | 58 | 98 | 327 | 4.0% |
| Sjælland | Ringsted | 4,782 | 80 | 116 | 88 | 148 | 432 | 9.0% |
| Sjælland | Roskilde | 1,425 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 2.7% |
| Sjælland | Slagelse | 6,914 | 83 | 126 | 117 | 194 | 520 | 7.5% |
| Sjælland | Solrød | 266 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3.4% |
| Sjælland | Sorø | 5,926 | 60 | 86 | 71 | 174 | 391 | 6.6% |
| Sjælland | Stevns | 2,636 | 43 | 97 | 93 | 71 | 305 | 11.6% |
| Sjælland | Vordingborg | 10,160 | 141 | 272 | 127 | 318 | 858 | 8.4% |
| Sjælland | Greve | 244 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3.3% |
| Sjælland | Guldborgsund | 13,419 | 123 | 233 | 282 | 390 | 1,027 | 7.7% |
| Sjælland | Holbæk | 8,493 | 126 | 167 | 143 | 173 | 609 | 7.2% |
| Sjælland | Kalundborg | 6,773 | 82 | 82 | 55 | 120 | 338 | 5.0% |
| Sjælland | Køge | 5,512 | 97 | 160 | 221 | 232 | 710 | 12.9% |
| Sjælland | Lejre | 4,336 | 82 | 100 | 95 | 113 | 389 | 9.0% |
| Sjælland | Lolland | 8,645 | 108 | 184 | 177 | 243 | 712 | 8.2% |
| Sjælland | Næstved | 10,007 | 149 | 231 | 234 | 312 | 925 | 9.2% |
| Syddanmark | Aabenraa | 9,450 | 116 | 219 | 746 | 223 | 1,303 | 13.8% |
| Syddanmark | Kerteminde | 2,436 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 126 | 5.2% |
| Syddanmark | Kolding | 6,523 | 69 | 79 | 47 | 130 | 325 | 5.0% |
| Syddanmark | Langeland | 3,605 | 33 | 70 | 75 | 59 | 237 | 6.6% |
| Syddanmark | Middelfart | 3,248 | 68 | 26 | 53 | 51 | 198 | 6.1% |
| Syddanmark | Nordfyns | 4,726 | 63 | 112 | 76 | 69 | 320 | 6.8% |
| Syddanmark | Nyborg | 4,188 | 67 | 93 | 99 | 162 | 421 | 10.1% |
| Syddanmark | Odense | 3,292 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 31 | 100 | 3.0% |
| Syddanmark | Sønderborg | 4,898 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 52 | 134 | 2.7% |
| Syddanmark | Svendborg | 6,450 | 108 | 164 | 317 | 243 | 832 | 12.9% |
| Syddanmark | Tønder | 4,994 | 97 | 120 | 99 | 168 | 484 | 9.7% |
| Syddanmark | Ærø | 288 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% |
| Syddanmark | Varde | 18,544 | 732 | 732 | 394 | 825 | 2,683 | 14.5% |
| Syddanmark | Vejen | 6,959 | 89 | 103 | 232 | 460 | 884 | 12.7% |
| Syddanmark | Vejle | 17,786 | 456 | 862 | 636 | 865 | 2,819 | 15.8% |
| Syddanmark | Assens | 5,962 | 64 | 61 | 83 | 120 | 327 | 5.5% |
| Syddanmark | Billund | 9,241 | 206 | 400 | 515 | 823 | 1,943 | 21.0% |
| Syddanmark | Esbjerg | 3,894 | 120 | 33 | 48 | 75 | 277 | 7.1% |
| Syddanmark | Faaborg-Midtfyn | 8,936 | 158 | 167 | 339 | 376 | 1,040 | 11.6% |
| Syddanmark | Fanø | 971 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 74 | 7.6% |
| Syddanmark | Fredericia | 1,874 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 75 | 4.0% |
| Hovedstaden | Albertslund | 737 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2.3% |
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2019 forest data for Denmark | Archived forest data for Denmark | Forest data for Denmark
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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