Land use in Hungary
Hungary: Land use was 4.29 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Hungary, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 4.29 million hectares for land use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Hungary peaked at 5.65 million hectares in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million hectares, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 61st of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.63 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.49 million hectares | 5.35 million hectares | 5.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.30 million hectares | 5.29 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | 5.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.79 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million hectares | 4.18 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 land use in Hungary?
- Land use in Hungary was 4.29 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 million hectares in 1965.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million hectares in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for land use?
- Hungary ranks 61st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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