Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hungary
Hungary: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 2,549 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hungary, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 2,549 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hungary peaked at 2,549 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,818 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Hungary 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,818 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 2,157 Square kilometres | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 2,244 Square kilometres | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2,473 Square kilometres | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 2,549 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,818 Square kilometres | 1,818 Square kilometres | 1,818 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,201 Square kilometres | 2,157 Square kilometres | 2,244 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,511 Square kilometres | 2,473 Square kilometres | 2,549 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -19.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -23.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hungary?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Hungary was 2,549 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,549 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,818 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Hungary ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation