Environment in Denmark

3,774 indicators covering environment for Denmark.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 642.56 1000 ha 2025 up 2.9% 128th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 16.06 % 2025 up 2.9% 143rd
15.1.1 Land area — Value 4,000 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 123rd
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 121.05 t/ha 2025 up 7.9% 84th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 13.18 % 2025 up 96.7% 100th
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 6th
Share of global plastic waste imports 2.0% 2024 up 964.3% 17th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 16.06 kilograms 2024 up 213.9% 8th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 98.9% 2024 up 2.0% 11th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 84th
Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 313,600 m3 2024 down 26.3% 49th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 99.9% 2024 up 1.8% 13th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Population using at least basic sanitation services 99.6% 2024 unchanged 19th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 1,668 t 2024 down 63.2% 41st
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 51,366 1000 USD 2024 down 31.7% 25th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 46th
People using improved drinking water sources 0.0127 people 2024 190th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 380,319 1000 USD 2018 up 467.0% 8th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 31,979 t 2018 up 1,412.7% 10th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -56,209 1000 USD 2018 down 128.3% 151st
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2.07 million 1000 USD 2018 down 19.4% 27th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 766,054 t 2018 down 4.9% 29th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 625,181 1000 USD 2018 down 45.1% 36th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 259.1 t 2024 down 95.2% 64th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 288.57 1000 USD 2024 down 88.4% 57th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 21 US dollar 2018 up 19.1% 40th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 16,682 t 2024 up 58.6% 19th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 41,224 1000 USD 2024 up 179.5% 25th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 48th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 520,576 1000 USD 2018 down 18.5% 50th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 28,724 1000 USD 2018 up 195.2% 31st
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 57,000 t 2024 up 526.4% 26th
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 119th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 0 m3 2024 59th
Wood chips and particles — Production 168,030 m3 2024 unchanged 56th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 241,581 m3 2018 up 69.0% 22nd
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 87,764 1000 USD 2018 down 11.1% 32nd
Insecticides — Import value 23,981 1000 USD 2006 up 38.2% 44th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 110,847 m3 2018 up 2,031.5% 17th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -39,749 1000 USD 2018 up 58.0% 151st
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 237,860 m3 2018 down 32.8% 27th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 78,111 1000 USD 2018 down 19.5% 31st
Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 106th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 98,513 m3 2018 down 59.1% 18th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -21,398 1000 USD 2018 down 207.1% 153rd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 4,830 t 2016 42nd
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 96.7% 2025 unchanged 20th
Agriculture-driven deforestation 44.3 hectares 2024 down 50.9% 124th
Herbicides — Import value 68,047 1000 USD 2006 up 4.1% 25th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 8,144 1000 USD 2006 up 20.0% 55th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 7 t 2016 down 36.4% 38th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 15 1000 USD 2016 down 40.0% 34th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 6,000 t 2024 up 383.9% 32nd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 99,000 m3 2018 down 73.6% 31st
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 75,657 1000 USD 2018 down 38.5% 25th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity -4,777 m3 2018 down 101.7% 136th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value -39,499 1000 USD 2018 down 2,511.4% 149th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 8,137 1000 USD 2018 down 45.8% 84th