Marine protected areas in Denmark
Denmark: Marine protected areas was 27.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Denmark, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Denmark stood at 27.1. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.7% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Denmark peaked at 27.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.6, in 2013.
That places Denmark 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.6 | — |
| 2014 | 18.2 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.8 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.8 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.9 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.6 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 27.1 | +45.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 27.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 3.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 27.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marine protected areas in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +45.7% | 18.6 | 27.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.96 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.82 | 18.3 | 27.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 16 Northern Mariana Islands 32.4 compare
- 17 New Zealand 30.4 compare
- 18 Costa Rica 28.4 compare
- 20 Gabon 26.8 compare
- 21 Brazil 26.6 compare
- 22 Panama 26.3 compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Denmark?
- Marine protected areas in Denmark was 27.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for marine protected areas?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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