Forest area as share of land area in Hungary
Hungary: Forest area as share of land area was 22.87 in 2025. β² Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Hungary, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 22.87 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Hungary peaked at 22.87 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.88, in 1990.
That places Hungary 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.41 | 19.88 | 20.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.67 | 21.05 | 22.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.53 | 22.42 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.71 | 22.54 | 22.87 | 6 |
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More environment data for Hungary
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 500,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 524,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 29,936 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3,645 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 628,868 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 848,004 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 517,566 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Hungary?
- Forest area as share of land area in Hungary was 22.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 22.87 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.88 in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Hungary ranks 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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