Forest area in Hungary
Hungary: Forest area was 20,486 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Hungary, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Hungary is 20,486 sq. km, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Hungary peaked at 20,608 sq. km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,139 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Hungary 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,622 sq. km | 18,139 sq. km | 19,104 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,775 sq. km | 19,212 sq. km | 20,339 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,548 sq. km | 20,464 sq. km | 20,608 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,508 sq. km | 20,486 sq. km | 20,530 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.25 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,630 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 12.69 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Hungary?
- Forest area in Hungary was 20,486 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 20,608 sq. km in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,139 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for forest area?
- Hungary ranks 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.