Agricultural land — Area in Hungary

Hungary: Agricultural land — Area was 5,067 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5,067 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
92nd
of 237 countries
All-time high
7,083 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
4,917 1000 ha
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Hungary, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 5,067 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Hungary peaked at 7,083 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,917 1000 ha, in 2020.

Hungary ranks 92nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,960 1000 ha 6,888 1000 ha 7,083 1000 ha 9
1970s 6,780 1000 ha 6,651 1000 ha 6,875 1000 ha 10
1980s 6,549 1000 ha 6,484 1000 ha 6,627 1000 ha 10
1990s 6,226 1000 ha 6,122 1000 ha 6,474 1000 ha 10
2000s 5,835 1000 ha 5,783 1000 ha 5,865 1000 ha 10
2010s 5,296 1000 ha 5,257 1000 ha 5,343 1000 ha 10
2020s 5,037 1000 ha 4,917 1000 ha 5,083 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 89 Cambodia 6,120 1000 ha compare
  2. 90 Serbia and Montenegro 5,590 1000 ha compare
  3. 91 Nicaragua 5,091 1000 ha compare
  4. 93 Ecuador 5,039 1000 ha compare
  5. 94 Greece 5,015 1000 ha compare
  6. 95 Bulgaria 5,014 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Hungary?
Agricultural land — area in Hungary was 5,067 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 7,083 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 4,917 1000 ha in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for agricultural land — area?
Hungary ranks 92nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.