Hungary vs Uruguay: Forest area
Hungary
2.09 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
2.02 million hectares
in 2025
Hungary rank
109th
Uruguay rank
111th
Forest area over time
- Hungary
- Uruguay
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.09 million hectares against 2.02 million hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 63,370 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 111th of 235 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 777,150 hectares | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 479,391 hectares | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.06 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 243,347 hectares | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.07 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 94,170 hectares | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Hungary or Uruguay?
- Hungary, at 2.09 million hectares against 2.02 million hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Hungary and Uruguay?
- 63,370 hectares, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Uruguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Uruguay rank globally for forest area?
- Hungary ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 111th 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.