Americas vs Hungary: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Americas
12.8%
in 2025
Hungary
42.5%
in 2025
Americas rank
27th
Hungary rank
25th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Americas
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 42.5% against 12.8% in Americas, a difference of 29.7%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 3.3 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 25th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 2.5% | 4.5% | Americas |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 16.4% | 8.1% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 42.4% | 30.6% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 42.5% | 29.9% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Americas or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 42.5% against 12.8% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Americas and Hungary?
- 29.7%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Hungary?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Hungary rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Americas ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 25th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.