Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Hungary
Hungary: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 55.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 55.52 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Hungary peaked at 78.67 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53.88 %, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 55th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 77.89 % | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 77.57 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 77.52 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 77.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 76.96 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 76.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 76.54 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 76.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 76.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 76.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 75.38 % | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 75.25 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 75.12 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 74.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 74.45 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 73.97 % | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 73.71 % | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 73.43 % | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.22 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 73.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 72.92 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 72.75 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 72.57 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 72.44 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.29 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 72.15 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 72.04 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.88 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 68.28 % | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 68.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.76 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 68.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.32 % | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 65.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.83 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.8 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.88 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.02 % | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 58.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.07 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 57.68 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.88 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.88 % | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 55.27 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 55.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.52 % | -0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 55.52 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 2.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 55.52 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.32 % | 76.54 % | 78.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.36 % | 73.97 % | 76.41 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.86 % | 72.15 % | 73.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3 % | 68.13 % | 72.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.04 % | 63.88 % | 65.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.22 % | 57.68 % | 59.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2 % | 53.88 % | 55.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 53 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
- 54 Mozambique 56.11 % compare
- 56 Ghana 55.39 % compare
- 57 Sierra Leone 55.24 % compare
- 58 Romania 55.15 % compare
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 agricultural land — share in land area in Hungary?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Hungary was 55.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 78.67 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.88 % in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Hungary ranks 55th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.