Arable land use per person in Hungary
Hungary: Arable land use per person was 0.432 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Hungary, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Hungary stood at 0.432 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Hungary peaked at 0.518 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4163 hectares per person, in 2020.
That places Hungary 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.5049 hectares per person | 0.518 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4873 hectares per person | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.5023 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.473 hectares per person | 0.4688 hectares per person | 0.482 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4689 hectares per person | 0.4573 hectares per person | 0.4874 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4548 hectares per person | 0.4507 hectares per person | 0.4575 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4419 hectares per person | 0.4372 hectares per person | 0.4455 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | 0.4329 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Hungary
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 60.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4767 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Hungary?
- Arable land use per person in Hungary was 0.432 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.518 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4163 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for arable land use per person?
- Hungary ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.