Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Hungary
Hungary: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 2,119 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Hungary stood at 2,119 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Hungary peaked at 2,232 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,864 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Hungary 98th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Hungary, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,122 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,008 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1,864 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 1,894 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,004 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2,007 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,955 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,941 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,992 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2,065 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2,042 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,954 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,907 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,049 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2,096 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,208 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2,232 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,161 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,170 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,229 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2,166 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,068 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 2,121 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2,119 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2,119 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 4.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2,119 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,976 1000 ha | 1,864 1000 ha | 2,122 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,088 1000 ha | 1,907 1000 ha | 2,232 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,140 1000 ha | 2,068 1000 ha | 2,229 1000 ha | 5 |
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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Hungary?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Hungary was 2,119 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,232 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,864 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Hungary ranks 98th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.