Hungary vs Malawi: Forest area
Hungary
2.09 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi
2.03 million hectares
in 2025
Hungary rank
109th
Malawi rank
110th
Forest area over time
- Hungary
- Malawi
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.09 million hectares against 2.03 million hectares in Malawi, a difference of 55,670 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Hungary ranks 109th and Malawi ranks 110th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.98 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | 915,181 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.06 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 416,973 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 64,515 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Hungary or Malawi?
- Hungary, at 2.09 million hectares against 2.03 million hectares in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Hungary and Malawi?
- 55,670 hectares, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Malawi?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Malawi rank globally for forest area?
- Hungary ranks 109th and Malawi ranks 110th 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.