Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Hungary

Arable land in Hungary in 2023 — 4,144,147 ha. Ranked 54 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 20.2%.

2023 4.14M ha −0.33% vs 2022
World rank 54of 206
Period maximum 5.23M ha1965
Period minimum 4.03M ha2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Hungary, 1961–20234M4.5M5M5.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,194,000 ha1963: 5,195,000 ha1965: 5,229,000 ha1967: 5,215,000 ha1969: 5,200,000 ha1971: 5,184,000 ha1973: 5,176,000 ha1975: 5,128,000 ha1977: 5,071,000 ha1979: 5,037,000 ha1981: 5,031,000 ha1983: 5,020,000 ha1985: 5,036,000 ha1987: 5,048,000 ha1989: 5,052,000 ha1991: 5,056,000 ha1993: 4,748,000 ha1995: 4,806,000 ha1997: 4,820,000 ha1999: 4,815,000 ha2001: 4,606,000 ha2003: 4,597,000 ha2005: 4,601,000 ha2007: 4,592,000 ha2009: 4,585,000 ha2011: 4,395,000 ha2013: 4,316,000 ha2015: 4,324,000 ha2017: 4,323,000 ha2019: 4,317,000 ha2021: 4,139,704 ha2023: 4,144,147 ha
Change over the period: −1.05M (−20.21%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 4.14M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Eastern Europe computed 193M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 4.14M −13,524 −0.33%
2022 4.16M +17,967 +0.43%
2021 4.14M +113,735 +2.83%
2020 4.03M −291,031 −6.74%
2019 4.32M −7,000 −0.16%
2018 4.32M +1,000 +0.02%
2017 4.32M +0 +0%
2016 4.32M −1,000 −0.02%
2015 4.32M +2,000 +0.05%
2014 4.32M +6,000 +0.14%
2013 4.32M −81,000 −1.84%
2012 4.4M +2,000 +0.05%
2011 4.4M +3,000 +0.07%
2010 4.39M −193,000 −4.21%
2009 4.59M +0 +0%
2008 4.59M −7,000 −0.15%
2007 4.59M −5,000 −0.11%
2006 4.6M −4,000 −0.09%
2005 4.6M +3,000 +0.07%
2004 4.6M +1,000 +0.02%
2003 4.6M −9,000 −0.2%
2002 4.61M +0 +0%
2001 4.61M +4,000 +0.09%
2000 4.6M −213,000 −4.42%
1999 4.82M −4,000 −0.08%
1998 4.82M −1,000 −0.02%
1997 4.82M +9,000 +0.19%
1996 4.81M +5,000 +0.1%
1995 4.81M +57,000 +1.2%
1994 4.75M +1,000 +0.02%
1993 4.75M +6,000 +0.13%
1992 4.74M −314,000 −6.21%
1991 5.06M +2,000 +0.04%
1990 5.05M +2,000 +0.04%
1989 5.05M +2,000 +0.04%
1988 5.05M +2,000 +0.04%
1987 5.05M +5,000 +0.1%
1986 5.04M +7,000 +0.14%
1985 5.04M +9,000 +0.18%
1984 5.03M +7,000 +0.14%
1983 5.02M +1,000 +0.02%
1982 5.02M −12,000 −0.24%
1981 5.03M +4,000 +0.08%
1980 5.03M −10,000 −0.2%
1979 5.04M −9,000 −0.18%
1978 5.05M −25,000 −0.49%
1977 5.07M −37,000 −0.72%
1976 5.11M −20,000 −0.39%
1975 5.13M −1,000 −0.02%
1974 5.13M −47,000 −0.91%
1973 5.18M −1,000 −0.02%
1972 5.18M −7,000 −0.14%
1971 5.18M −9,000 −0.17%
1970 5.19M −7,000 −0.13%
1969 5.2M −7,000 −0.13%
1968 5.21M −8,000 −0.15%
1967 5.22M −10,000 −0.19%
1966 5.23M −4,000 −0.08%
1965 5.23M +16,000 +0.31%
1964 5.21M +18,000 +0.35%
1963 5.2M +3,000 +0.06%
1962 5.19M −2,000 −0.04%
1961 5.19M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.