Annual forest expansion in Hungary
Hungary: Annual forest expansion was 9,030 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Hungary stood at 9,030 hectares per year.
The figure is up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Hungary peaked at 14,020 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,080 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Hungary 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Hungary, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,560 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 14,020 hectares per year | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 4,790 hectares per year | -65.8% |
| 2015 | 2,080 hectares per year | -56.6% |
| 2020 | 9,030 hectares per year | +334.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 9,030 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 9,030 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,560 hectares per year | 11,560 hectares per year | 11,560 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,020 hectares per year | 14,020 hectares per year | 14,020 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,435 hectares per year | 2,080 hectares per year | 4,790 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,030 hectares per year | 9,030 hectares per year | 9,030 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 11,520 hectares per year compare
- 29 Venezuela 10,810 hectares per year compare
- 30 Uganda 9,840 hectares per year compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 8,050 hectares per year compare
- 33 Costa Rica 8,020 hectares per year compare
- 34 Algeria 8,000 hectares per year compare
- 34 Germany 8,000 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4968 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Hungary?
- Annual forest expansion in Hungary was 9,030 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 forest expansion recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 14,020 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,080 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Hungary rank for annual forest expansion?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).