Hungary - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Hungary was 20,530 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,608 in 2015 and a minimum value of 18,139 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 18,139
1991 18,246
1992 18,354
1993 18,461
1994 18,568
1995 18,675
1996 18,783
1997 18,890
1998 18,997
1999 19,104
2000 19,212
2001 19,337
2002 19,462
2003 19,587
2004 19,713
2005 19,838
2006 19,963
2007 20,088
2008 20,213
2009 20,339
2010 20,464
2011 20,493
2012 20,522
2013 20,550
2014 20,579
2015 20,608
2016 20,587
2017 20,573
2018 20,559
2019 20,545
2020 20,530

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Hungary was 22.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 22.70 in 2013, while its lowest value was 20.18 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 20.18
1991 20.30
1992 20.42
1993 20.54
1994 20.66
1995 20.78
1996 20.90
1997 21.04
1998 21.15
1999 21.27
2000 21.44
2001 21.58
2002 21.72
2003 21.86
2004 22.00
2005 22.14
2006 22.28
2007 22.42
2008 22.56
2009 22.47
2010 22.60
2011 22.64
2012 22.67
2013 22.70
2014 22.55
2015 22.58
2016 22.56
2017 22.54
2018 22.53
2019 22.51
2020 22.50

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use