Share of annual global forest expansion in Hungary
Hungary: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of annual global forest expansion in Hungary, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in Hungary is 0.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Hungary peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Hungary ranks 31st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 29 Venezuela 0.2% compare
- 30 Uganda 0.2% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 34 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 34 Germany 0.1% compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 60.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4767 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Hungary?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Hungary was 0.2% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Hungary rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.