Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Hungary
Hungary: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 81.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Hungary stood at 81.48 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Hungary peaked at 82.37 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.33 %, in 1961.
Hungary ranks 21st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.83 % | 73.33 % | 75.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.59 % | 75.34 % | 75.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.89 % | 75.86 % | 77.91 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.77 % | 77.28 % | 78.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.78 % | 78.38 % | 79.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.01 % | 81.52 % | 82.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.78 % | 81.48 % | 82.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 — Area 4,128 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.44 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Hungary?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Hungary was 81.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 82.37 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.33 % in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Hungary ranks 21st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.