Annual forest expansion in Hungary

Hungary: Annual forest expansion was 9,030 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
9,030 hectares per year
World rank
31st
of 110 countries
All-time high
14,020 hectares per year
in 2000
All-time low
2,080 hectares per year
in 2015
Years of data
5
1990–2020

Annual forest expansion in Hungary, 1990–2020

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200520201990: 11.6k hectares per year2000: 14.0k hectares per year2010: 4.8k hectares per year2015: 2.1k hectares per year2020: 9.0k hectares per year

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Cote d'Ivoire 11,520 hectares per year compare
  2. 29 Venezuela 10,810 hectares per year compare
  3. 30 Uganda 9,840 hectares per year compare
  4. 32 Burkina Faso 8,050 hectares per year compare
  5. 33 Costa Rica 8,020 hectares per year compare
  6. 34 Algeria 8,000 hectares per year compare
  7. 34 Germany 8,000 hectares per year compare

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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

Indicator
Annual forest expansion
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
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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).