Denmark, Europe
Number of Protected areas
1,098
157 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
100% Polygons
0% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 3 |
TOTAL | 6 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
17.23% coverage
7,809 km2 Land Area Protected
45,314 km2 Total Land Area
6.51% with management effectiveness evaluation
2,949.070578 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
17.92% coverage
18,004 km2 Marine Area Protected
100,470 km2 Total Marine Area
20% 5th National Report Coverage
4.07% with management effectiveness evaluation
4,093.084992 km2 Area Assessed
Warning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 5 | 0.46 |
II | 3 | 0.27 |
III | 16 | 1.46 |
IV | 339 | 30.87 |
V | 111 | 10.11 |
VI | 1 | 0.09 |
Not Reported | 521 | 47.45 |
Not Applicable | 2 | 0.18 |
Not Assigned | 100 | 9.11 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 968 | 88.16 | |
Not Reported | 96 | 8.74 | |
Collaborative governance | 34 | 3.1 |
Related countries & territories
Child countries & territories
Name | Code |
---|---|
Faroe Islands | FRO |
Greenland | GRL |
National designations
Regional designations
International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 2 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 28 |