Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Denmark
Denmark: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -2,435 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Denmark recorded -2,435 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Denmark peaked at -506 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3,087 kt, in 2011.
Denmark ranks 186th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -821.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -821.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,170 kt | +42.4% |
| 2002 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,170 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -3,087 kt | +163.9% |
| 2012 | -3,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -3,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -3,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -3,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -506 kt | -83.6% |
| 2017 | -506 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -506 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -506 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -506 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,435 kt | +381.2% |
| 2022 | -2,435 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,435 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,435 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,435 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -821.33 kt | -821.33 kt | -821.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,135 kt | -1,170 kt | -821.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,863 kt | -3,087 kt | -506 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,113 kt | -2,435 kt | -506 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 183 Fiji -2,002 kt compare
- 184 Uzbekistan -2,119 kt compare
- 185 Uruguay -2,244 kt compare
- 187 Czechia -2,501 kt compare
- 188 Azerbaijan -2,934 kt compare
- 189 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3,036 kt compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7398 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Denmark?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Denmark was -2,435 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was -506 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,087 kt in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Denmark ranks 186th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).