Share global forest in Hungary
Hungary: Share global forest was 0.0504 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0504
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0504
in 2025
All-time low
0.0418
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Hungary is 0.0504, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Hungary peaked at 0.0504 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0418, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 109th of 235 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.
Share global forest in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0418 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0421 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0425 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0428 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0435 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0439 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0443 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0446 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.045 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0457 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.046 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0464 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0467 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.047 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0474 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0477 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.048 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0484 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0487 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0489 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0491 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0492 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0493 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0493 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0494 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0494 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0496 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0498 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.05 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0502 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0504 | +0.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.0504 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 4.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.0504 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0434 | 0.0418 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0469 | 0.0453 | 0.0484 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0491 | 0.0487 | 0.0494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0499 | 0.0494 | 0.0504 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0761 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.03 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 38.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Hungary?
- Share global forest in Hungary was 0.0504 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0504 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0418 in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for share global forest?
- Hungary ranks 109th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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