Arable land in Hungary
Hungary: Arable land was 0.432 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Hungary, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Hungary is 0.432 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Hungary peaked at 0.518 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4163 hectares per person, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.5049 hectares per person | 0.518 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4873 hectares per person | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.5023 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.473 hectares per person | 0.4688 hectares per person | 0.482 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4689 hectares per person | 0.4573 hectares per person | 0.4874 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4548 hectares per person | 0.4507 hectares per person | 0.4575 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4419 hectares per person | 0.4372 hectares per person | 0.4455 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | 0.4329 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.25 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,630 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 12.69 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Hungary?
- Arable land in Hungary was 0.432 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.518 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4163 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for arable land?
- Hungary ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.