Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary
Hungary: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 791,690 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
791,690 hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 185 countries
All-time high
793,790 hectares
in 2010
All-time low
703,608 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary stood at 791,690 hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary peaked at 793,790 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 703,608 hectares, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 703,608 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 707,769 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 711,930 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 716,091 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 720,252 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 724,413 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 728,574 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 732,734 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 736,896 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 741,056 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 745,217 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 750,075 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 754,932 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 759,789 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 764,646 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 769,504 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 774,361 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 779,218 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 784,076 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 788,933 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 793,790 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 793,592 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 793,394 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 793,196 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 792,998 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 792,800 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 790,408 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 788,016 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 785,624 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 783,232 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 780,840 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 783,010 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 785,180 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 787,350 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 789,520 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 791,690 hectares | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 791,690 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 791,690 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722,332 hectares | 703,608 hectares | 741,056 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 767,075 hectares | 745,217 hectares | 788,933 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 790,705 hectares | 783,232 hectares | 793,790 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 786,265 hectares | 780,840 hectares | 791,690 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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- 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Hungary was 791,690 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 793,790 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 703,608 hectares in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Hungary ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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