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 49th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 47 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
- 48 Mozambique 56.11 % compare
- 50 Ghana 55.39 % compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 55.24 % compare
- 52 Romania 55.15 % compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 216.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 794.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.85 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 144.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 81.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,128 1000 ha (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 49th out of 237 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.