Forest land — Share in Land area in Hungary
Hungary: Forest land — Share in Land area was 22.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Hungary, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 22.81 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Hungary peaked at 22.81 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.18 %, in 1990.
That places Hungary 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.72 % | 20.18 % | 21.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.05 % | 21.44 % | 22.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6 % | 22.55 % | 22.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.67 % | 22.54 % | 22.81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 137 Montserrat 23.73 % compare
- 138 Saint Martin (French part) 23.4 % compare
- 139 Belgium-Luxembourg 23 % compare
- 141 Togo 22.46 % compare
- 142 Malawi 22 % compare
- 143 Belgium 21.99 % compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 216.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 794.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.85 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 144.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 81.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,128 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Hungary?
- Forest land — share in land area in Hungary was 22.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 22.81 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.18 % in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Hungary ranks 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 — Share in 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.