Editing Geography of Denmark (section)

==Environment==
[[File:Vor Frelsers Kirke-view10.jpg|thumb|Denmark is highly [[urbanised]]. Here [[Urban area of Copenhagen|Greater Copenhagen]] in the capital region.]]
[[File:Kattegat coast of Skagen.jpg|thumb|The Danish landscape is characterised by flat, [[arable land]] and sandy coasts.]]
[[File:Maj i Riis Skov 04.JPG|thumb|[[Fagus sylvatica|Beech]] is a common tree throughout Denmark's sparse woodlands.]]

=== Climate ===
<gallery>
File:Climate chart of Copenhagen.svg|Climate chart of [[Copenhagen]].
File:Koppen-Geiger Map DNK present.svg|Climate of Denmark according to the [[Köppen climate classification]].
</gallery>
{{Weather box
|collapsed = yes
|location = Denmark (2001–2010)
|metric first=Yes
|single line=Yes
|Jan high C = 3.3
|Feb high C = 3.3
|Mar high C = 6.1
|Apr high C = 11.5
|May high C = 15.5
|Jun high C = 18.5
|Jul high C = 21.6
|Aug high C = 21.2
|Sep high C = 17.5
|Oct high C = 12.3
|Nov high C = 7.9
|Dec high C = 4.2
|year high C = 11.9
|Jan mean C=  1.5
|Feb mean C=  1.2
|Mar mean C=  3.0
|Apr mean C=  7.5
|May mean C= 11.4
|Jun mean C= 14.6
|Jul mean C= 17.4
|Aug mean C= 17.2
|Sep mean C= 13.8
|Oct mean C=  9.4
|Nov mean C=  5.7
|Dec mean C=  2.2
|year mean C = 8.8
|Jan low C= −0.8
|Feb low C= −1.3
|Mar low C= −0.2
|Apr low C=  3.6
|May low C=  7.4
|Jun low C= 10.6
|Jul low C= 13.4
|Aug low C= 13.5
|Sep low C=  10.2
|Oct low C=  6.2
|Nov low C=  3.2
|Dec low C= −0.3
|year low C= 5.5
| precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm=66
|Feb precipitation mm=50
|Mar precipitation mm=43
|Apr precipitation mm=37
|May precipitation mm=53
|Jun precipitation mm=68
|Jul precipitation mm=77
|Aug precipitation mm=91
|Sep precipitation mm=62
|Oct precipitation mm=83
|Nov precipitation mm=75
|Dec precipitation mm=61
|year precipitation mm=765
|unit rain days={{convert|1|mm|in}}
|Jan rain days=18
|Feb rain days=15
|Mar rain days=13
|Apr rain days=11
|May rain days=13
|Jun rain days=13
|Jul rain days=14
|Aug rain days=16
|Sep rain days=14
|Oct rain days=17
|Nov rain days=20
|Dec rain days=17
|Jan sun=47
|Feb sun=71
|Mar sun=146
|Apr sun=198
|May sun=235
|Jun sun=239
|Jul sun=232
|Aug sun=196
|Sep sun=162
|Oct sun=111
|Nov sun=58
|Dec sun=45
|year sun=1739
|source 1=[http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/arkiver/normaler-og-ekstremer/klimanormaler-dk/vejrnormal// Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut]<!--|date=Jan 2015] -->
}}
{{Weather box
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|location = Denmark (extremes, most 1961-1990)
|Jan record high C = 11.8
|Feb record high C = 15.8
|Mar record high C = 22.2
|Apr record high C = 26.2
|May record high C = 31.0
|Jun record high C = 35.9
|Jul record high C = 35.9
|Aug record high C = 36.4
|Sep record high C = 29.8
|Oct record high C = 24.0
|Nov record high C = 19.6
|Dec record high C = 13.0
|Jan record low C = -31.2
|Feb record low C = -29.0
|Mar record low C = -27.0
|Apr record low C = -12.1
|May record low C = -6.0
|Jun record low C = -1.6
|Jul record low C = 1.0
|Aug record low C = -0.1
|Sep record low C = -4.4
|Oct record low C = -9.0
|Nov record low C = -19.0
|Dec record low C = -25.6
|date=August 2019}}

===Land use===
:'''[[Arable land]]:''' 55.99%  '''Permanent crops:''' 0.14%  '''Other:''' 42.87% (2012)

'''[[Irrigated land]]:''' {{Convert|4,354|km2|abbr=on}} (2007)

'''Total renewable water resources:''' {{Convert|6|km3|abbr=on}} (2011)
[[File:Ohavet-airphoto.jpg|thumb|[[Drejø]], [[Hjortø]] and [[Skarø]] seen from above. There are about 409 named [[List of islands of Denmark|Danish islands]] and around 70 of them are inhabited.]]
'''Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):'''
<br>''total:'' {{Convert|0.66|km3/year|cumi/year|abbr=on}} (58%/5%/36%)
<br> ''per capita:'' {{Convert|118.4|m3/yr|cuft/yr|abbr=on}} (2009)

=== Land reclamation ===
In 2019, the government proposed building 9 new artificial islands, named project Holmene, which would create {{Convert|3|km2|abbr=on}} of [[Land reclamation|reclaimed land]], to be built from 2022 to 2040.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-11|title=Denmark embarks on ambitious plan to create new islands off Copenhagen coast|url=https://newatlas.com/holmene-urban-power-denmark/58004/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=New Atlas|language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2021, lawmakers approved the construction of a {{Convert|3|km2|abbr=on|adj=on}} island, named [[:da:Lynetteholmen|Lynetteholm]], in the Copenhagen Harbor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-22|title=Danish Parliament approves controversial artificial island to protect Copenhagen from rising seas|url=https://www.archpaper.com/2021/06/danish-parliament-approves-controversial-artificial-island-to-protect-copenhagen-from-rising-seas/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Architect’s Newspaper|language=en-US}}</ref> A spokesperson for the Climate Movement in Denmark ([https://www.klimabevaegelsen.dk/ Klimabevægelsen i Danmark]) said the organization would sue the government over environmental concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=David|date=2021-06-04|title=Danish government facing lawsuit over 'green' artificial island|url=https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/04/artificial-island-in-copenhagen-given-the-green-light-despite-environmental-concerns|access-date=2021-06-23|website=euronews|language=en}}</ref>{{Update needed|date=July 2024|reason=What has happened since 2021?}}

=== Agriculture ===
Denmark has plenty of rain, flat landscape, and moderate climate. With 55.99% of its land considered as arable, Denmark has model characteristics for agriculture. 61% of the country's total area is cultivated <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://agricultureandfood.dk/|title=FACTS AND FIGURES: Danish Agriculture and Food}}</ref> Farms in Denmark are remarkably large, averaging {{Convert|172.9|acre|order=flip}} per farm. Additionally, homesteads exceeding {{Convert|247|acre|order=flip}} make up more than 20% in Denmark. Many of these large farms harvest fruits and vegetables, the leading exports from Denmark are meat, fur, and dairy products.<ref name=":1" /> The animal's diets in Denmark consist of mainly cereals since they are the dominant field crop. 75% of all cereal produced in Denmark is feed to the four most produced animals which are pigs, cattle, chicken and mink.<ref name=":1" /> Denmark overproduces about 66% of food production compared to their own population size (5.7 million) being that they are able to feed 15 million people. This is a byproduct of being highly productive within the Danish agricultural production.<ref name=":1" />

In 1961, Denmark's Agricultural land represented 74.5% of land area. Fifty-six years later to 2015, Denmark has decreased its amount of Agricultural land down to 62.1%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.AGRI.ZS?locations=DK|title=Agricultural land (% of land area) {{!}} Data|website=data.worldbank.org|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> then to 61% one year later in reference to "Facts and Figures - Danish Agriculture and Food"<ref name=":1"/> The decrease in agricultural land comes as farmers are being well educated and the intensive amount of research and development is being implemented. It begins with advancements in agro-technology. The results have improved fertilization and nutrient use on arable land. Digestibility and nutrient uptake are developing from the improvements of new methods that are being implemented. Examples of these new methods are the addition of enzymes and microbial cultures.<ref name=":1" />

===Natural hazards===
:*Flooding is a threat in some areas of the country

===Current issues===
:*[[Air pollution]], principally from vehicle and power plant emissions
:*[[Nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]] pollution of the [[North Sea]]
:*Drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides. Drinking water is very safe to drink, even though Denmark, unlike most countries, has almost no cleaning of drinking water

===International agreements===
:* Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, <br/>Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, [[Law of the Sea]], Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
:* Signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, [[Kyoto Protocol|Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol]]