Forest land — Area in Hungary
Hungary: Forest land — Area was 2,087 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 2,087 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Hungary peaked at 2,087 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,814 1000 ha, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 122nd of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Hungary, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,814 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,825 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,835 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,846 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,857 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,868 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,878 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,889 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,900 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,910 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,921 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,934 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,946 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,959 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,971 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,984 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,996 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,009 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,021 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,034 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,046 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,049 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,052 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,055 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,058 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,061 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,060 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,059 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,059 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,058 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,057 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,063 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,069 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,075 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,081 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,087 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2,087 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 3.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2,087 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,862 1000 ha | 1,814 1000 ha | 1,910 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,978 1000 ha | 1,921 1000 ha | 2,034 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,056 1000 ha | 2,046 1000 ha | 2,061 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,072 1000 ha | 2,057 1000 ha | 2,087 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Hungary?
- Forest land — area in Hungary was 2,087 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,087 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,814 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for forest land — area?
- Hungary ranks 122nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.