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 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 74.04 % | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 74.38 % | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 74.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 75.2 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 75.43 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 75.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 75.49 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 75.53 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 75.62 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 75.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 75.73 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.75 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 75.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.36 % | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 75.34 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 75.73 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.22 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 76.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 76.4 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 76.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.01 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 77.31 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.53 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.73 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 77.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.07 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 78.27 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.28 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 77.46 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.57 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 77.78 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.61 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 78.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.48 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.14 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.2 % | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 82.35 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.88 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.53 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.48 % | -0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 81.48 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 81.48 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 248 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.