Hungary's forest cover rose from 20.7 % in 1994 to 22.4 % in 2023.
Hungary · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Hungary's forest area rose from 18,568 km in 1994 to 20,486 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
73rd of 213 · 26th in Europe & C. Asia
Hungary's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 23.2 % in 2013 to 22.3 % in 2025.
Hungary's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 68.1 % in 1994 to 55.7 % in 2023.
Hungary's arable land (% of land area) fell from 52.8 % in 1994 to 45.4 % in 2023.
Air
Hungary's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 25.4 in 1994 to 13.7 in 2023.
Water
Hungary's water stress fell from 114.3 % in 1993 to 78.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
148th of 181 · 44th in Europe & C. Asia
Hungary's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 579.3 in 1993 to 624.7 in 2022.
Access
Hungary's safe drinking water rose from 82.8 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.
Hungary's safe sanitation rose from 53.3 % in 2000 to 91.7 % in 2024.