Cropland — Area in Hungary
Hungary: Cropland — Area was 4,273 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Hungary is 4,273 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Hungary peaked at 5,649 1000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4,184 1000 ha, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 70th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,627 1000 ha | 5,604 1000 ha | 5,649 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,492 1000 ha | 5,354 1000 ha | 5,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,298 1000 ha | 5,287 1000 ha | 5,333 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,069 1000 ha | 4,972 1000 ha | 5,288 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,795 1000 ha | 4,779 1000 ha | 4,806 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,522 1000 ha | 4,488 1000 ha | 4,580 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,269 1000 ha | 4,184 1000 ha | 4,305 1000 ha | 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 — Share in Agricultural land 81.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,128 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Hungary?
- Cropland — area in Hungary was 4,273 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 5,649 1000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,184 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for cropland — area?
- Hungary ranks 70th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Cropland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.