Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary

Hungary: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5067 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5067
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
64th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.4727
in 2016
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary, 1961–2017

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary is 0.5067, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4727, in 2016.

Hungary ranks 64th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8673 0.6934 1 9
1970s 0.6698 0.5878 0.8413 10
1980s 0.5446 0.5122 0.5867 10
1990s 0.6439 0.5289 0.7673 10
2000s 0.6089 0.4868 0.7504 10
2010s 0.5658 0.4727 0.689 8

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 61 Sri Lanka 0.5192 compare
  2. 62 United Kingdom 0.5175 compare
  3. 63 Belize 0.5137 compare
  4. 65 Italy 0.5062 compare
  5. 66 Cyprus 0.4981 compare
  6. 67 Bhutan 0.4965 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary was 0.5067 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4727 in 2016.
How does Hungary rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Hungary ranks 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).