Hungary vs Sri Lanka: Forest area
Hungary
2.09 million hectares
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.12 million hectares
in 2025
Hungary rank
109th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Forest area over time
- Hungary
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.12 million hectares against 2.09 million hectares in Hungary, a difference of 33,320 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 235 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 445,308 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.98 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 219,790 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.06 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 69,268 hectares | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 60,865 hectares | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Hungary or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.12 million hectares against 2.09 million hectares in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Hungary and Sri Lanka?
- 33,320 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Sri Lanka rank globally for forest area?
- Hungary ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th 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.