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
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary, 1961–2017
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9729 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8721 | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.867 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9705 | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8246 | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.791 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8142 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6934 | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8413 | +21.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7493 | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7009 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6497 | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6393 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6515 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6727 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5893 | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5878 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6165 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5535 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5867 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5122 | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5553 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5238 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5619 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5405 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5591 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5205 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5329 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5769 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5289 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6874 | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7673 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6693 | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6925 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6411 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6072 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6141 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6543 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.701 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5486 | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6738 | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7504 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4868 | -35.1% |
| 2005 | 0.558 | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5712 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7034 | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.507 | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5888 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6781 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5935 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.689 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5626 | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4869 | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5373 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4727 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5067 | +7.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.5067 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.5067 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).