Annual afforestation in Hungary
Hungary: Annual afforestation was 8,460 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Hungary, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Hungary is 8,460 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 721.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Hungary peaked at 10,020 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,030 hectares per year, in 2010.
Hungary ranks 19th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,810 hectares per year | 6,810 hectares per year | 6,810 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,020 hectares per year | 10,020 hectares per year | 10,020 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,160 hectares per year | 1,030 hectares per year | 1,290 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,460 hectares per year | 8,460 hectares per year | 8,460 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 16 Guatemala 9,940 hectares per year compare
- 17 Uganda 9,840 hectares per year compare
- 18 Mauritania 8,740 hectares per year compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 8,050 hectares per year compare
- 21 Algeria 8,000 hectares per year compare
- 22 Netherlands 7,290 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 60.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4767 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Hungary?
- Annual afforestation in Hungary was 8,460 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 10,020 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,030 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does Hungary rank for annual afforestation?
- Hungary ranks 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 721.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.