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    Forestry

    Total felling in forrests and plantations
    4.6 m m3
    2024
    Felling of timber
    1.4 m m3
    2024

    How large is the felling of wood in Danish forests, and how has it developed over time? What is the geographical distribution of the felling? Learn more with figures from the statistics Felling of wood in Danish forests.   

    Selected statistics on Forestry

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Forestry. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Felling distributed by regions

    Here you see the felling of wood distributed by the five Danish regions.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Felling in forest and plantation in Denmark (SKOV55)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    15.12.2025
    Next update
    17.11.2026
    Source data

    Information from questionnaires from forestry farms. The statistics are based on a questionnaire survey among Danish forests with at least 0.5 ha of forest.

    Development in felling over time

    The figure shows the development in felling since 2012.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Felling in forest and plantation in Denmark (SKOV55)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    15.12.2025
    Next update
    17.11.2026
    Source data

    Information from questionnaires from forestry farms. The statistics are based on a questionnaire survey among Danish forests with at least 0.5 ha of forest.

    Felling of different species and types of wood

    The figure shows the quantities of different species and types being felled. Timber is wood of sufficiently high quality to be used for construction and industrial production (as opposed to firewood). Click on “In Statbank Denmark..' under the figure for more details, e.g. the felling of veneer, logs, and wood for energy chips and logs.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Felling in forest and plantation in Denmark (SKOV55)
    More about the figure
    Last update
    15.12.2025
    Next update
    17.11.2026
    Source data

    Information from questionnaires from forestry farms. The statistics are based on a questionnaire survey among Danish forests with at least 0.5 ha of forest.

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    Felling of Wood in the Danish Forests

    These statistics cover the production of wood in Danish forests and plantations. The figures are used for the calculation of the gross value added for forestry. Statistics on felling of wood in Danish forests and plantations can be traced back to 1950.

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    Go on searching on your own in the Statbank. Find more detailed figures, e.g. felling of specific kinds of wood, felling distributed by farms of different area size, and the forest area distributed by kinds of trees.   

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