Inland waters — Area in Hungary

Hungary: Inland waters — Area was 177 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
177 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 175 countries
All-time high
342 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
177 1000 ha
in 2014
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Inland waters — Area in Hungary, 1961–2024

0100200300196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Hungary is 177 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Hungary peaked at 342 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 177 1000 ha, in 2014.

Hungary ranks 104th of 175 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 301.56 1000 ha 299 1000 ha 304 1000 ha 9
1970s 306.7 1000 ha 305 1000 ha 311 1000 ha 10
1980s 314.6 1000 ha 312 1000 ha 316 1000 ha 10
1990s 318.5 1000 ha 316 1000 ha 323 1000 ha 10
2000s 332.3 1000 ha 250 1000 ha 342 1000 ha 10
2010s 206.2 1000 ha 177 1000 ha 250 1000 ha 10
2020s 177 1000 ha 177 1000 ha 177 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 101 South Sudan 198 1000 ha compare
  2. 102 Philippines 183 1000 ha compare
  3. 103 Switzerland 178.11 1000 ha compare
  4. 105 Guatemala 172.9 1000 ha compare
  5. 106 Czechia 171.59 1000 ha compare
  6. 107 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 168 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

More environment data for Hungary

All data for Hungary →

Frequently asked questions

What is inland waters — area in Hungary?
Inland waters — area in Hungary was 177 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 342 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 177 1000 ha in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for inland waters — area?
Hungary ranks 104th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Inland waters — 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

Indicator
Inland waters — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
209 places, 12,035 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.