Cropland — Share in Land area in Hungary

Hungary: Cropland — Share in Land area was 46.82 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
46.82 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 234 countries
All-time high
62.75 %
in 1965
All-time low
45.85 %
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Hungary, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 46.82 % for cropland — share in land area 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 — share in land area in Hungary peaked at 62.75 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 45.85 %, in 2020.

That places Hungary 17th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.51 % 62.27 % 62.75 % 9
1970s 61.05 % 59.54 % 62.17 % 10
1980s 58.94 % 58.83 % 59.31 % 10
1990s 56.42 % 55.32 % 58.84 % 10
2000s 53.45 % 52.79 % 53.63 % 10
2010s 49.72 % 49.18 % 50.59 % 10
2020s 46.78 % 45.85 % 47.17 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Hungary?
Cropland — share in land area in Hungary was 46.82 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 62.75 % in 1965.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 45.85 % in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for cropland — share in land area?
Hungary ranks 17th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.