Denmark

Support for Mine Action

Last updated: 17 November 2022

In 2021, the Kingdom of Denmark contributed DKK93.1 million (US$14.8 million) in mine action funding to five states and to global activities.[1] This represented an increase of $1 million (or 7%) on the level of support provided by Denmark in 2020.

As in 2019 and 2020, the largest contribution went to Iraq, receiving more than $5 million and representing 40% of Denmark’s total contribution for the year.

Contributions by recipient: 2021[2]

Recipient	Sector	Amount (DKK)	Amount (US$)
Iraq	Clearance and risk education	37,000,000	5,882,634
Global	Various	23,990,558	3,814,261
South Sudan	Clearance and risk education	12,427,934	1,975,918
Libya	Capacity-building, clearance, and risk education	11,000,000	1,748,891
Afghanistan	Clearance and risk education	7,370,000	1,171,757
Syria	Clearance and risk education	1,300,000	206,687
Total		93,088,492	14,800,148

Five-year support to mine action

In 2017–2021, Denmark’s contributions to mine action totaled more than DKK550 million ($80.7 million). In comparison, during the previous five-year period from 2012–2016, Denmark provided DKK282.6 million ($48.7 million). This demonstrates the impact of variations in exchange rate on Denmark’s contributions over the years, representing an 86% increase in national currency terms, but only a 66% increase in US$ terms.

Summary of contributions: 2017–2021[3]

Year	Amount (DKK)	Amount (US$)	% change from previous year (US$)
2021	93,088,492	14,800,148	+7
2020	90,575,000	13,843,038	-21
2019	117,600,473	17,630,462	-25
2018	147,807,000	23,412,746	+51
2017	102,460,526	15,534,442	+52
Total	551,531,491	85,220,836	N/A

Note: N/A=not applicable.

[1] Average exchange rate for 2021: DKK6.2897=US$1. United States (US) Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2022.

[2] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Marie My Warborg Larsen, Head of Section, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7 October 2022.

[3] See previous Monitor reports.