Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark
Denmark: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 23.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark stood at 23.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark peaked at 23.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2013.
Denmark ranks 46th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.6% | — |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.6% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.7% | 23.8% | 6 |
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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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Denmark was 23.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Denmark ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.