Terrestrial protected areas in Denmark
Denmark: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 16.4% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Denmark peaked at 26.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 112th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.5% | — |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.2% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 109 Burkina Faso 16.8% compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 16.5% compare
- 110 Curaçao 16.5% compare
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 16.1% compare
- 115 Timor-Leste 16.1% compare
- 115 Uganda 16.1% 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 terrestrial protected areas in Denmark?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Denmark was 16.4% 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 protected areas recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Denmark ranks 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.