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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720251990: 703.6k hectares1991: 707.8k hectares1992: 711.9k hectares1993: 716.1k hectares1994: 720.3k hectares1995: 724.4k hectares1996: 728.6k hectares1997: 732.7k hectares1998: 736.9k hectares1999: 741.1k hectares2000: 745.2k hectares2001: 750.1k hectares2002: 754.9k hectares2003: 759.8k hectares2004: 764.6k hectares2005: 769.5k hectares2006: 774.4k hectares2007: 779.2k hectares2008: 784.1k hectares2009: 788.9k hectares2010: 793.8k hectares2011: 793.6k hectares2012: 793.4k hectares2013: 793.2k hectares2014: 793.0k hectares2015: 792.8k hectares2016: 790.4k hectares2017: 788.0k hectares2018: 785.6k hectares2019: 783.2k hectares2020: 780.8k hectares2021: 783.0k hectares2022: 785.2k hectares2023: 787.4k hectares2024: 789.5k hectares2025: 791.7k hectares

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 37 Venezuela 1.11 million hectares compare
  2. 38 Ethiopia 968,500 hectares compare
  3. 39 Cote d'Ivoire 903,320 hectares compare
  4. 41 Slovakia 776,200 hectares compare
  5. 42 Turkey 755,010 hectares compare
  6. 43 Bulgaria 734,000 hectares compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
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
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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