Croatia vs Hungary: Forest area
Croatia
1.95 million hectares
in 2025
Hungary
2.09 million hectares
in 2025
Croatia rank
112th
Hungary rank
109th
Forest area over time
- Croatia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.09 million hectares against 1.95 million hectares in Croatia, a difference of 141,170 hectares.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 112th and Hungary ranks 109th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 3,578 hectares | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.90 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 76,769 hectares | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.92 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 130,807 hectares | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1.94 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 129,285 hectares | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Croatia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 2.09 million hectares against 1.95 million hectares in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Croatia and Hungary?
- 141,170 hectares, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Hungary?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Hungary rank globally for forest area?
- Croatia ranks 112th and Hungary ranks 109th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.