Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hungary

Hungary: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 8.64 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.64 percent
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
133rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
16.2 percent
in 1961
All-time low
8.03 percent
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hungary, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 8.64 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hungary peaked at 16.2 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.03 percent, in 2020.

Hungary ranks 133rd of 208 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.81 percent 14.27 percent 16.2 percent 9
1970s 14.31 percent 14.17 percent 14.56 percent 10
1980s 13.92 percent 13.32 percent 14.39 percent 10
1990s 12.88 percent 12.77 percent 13.2 percent 10
2000s 11.6 percent 11.09 percent 11.86 percent 10
2010s 8.51 percent 8.34 percent 8.81 percent 10
2020s 8.35 percent 8.03 percent 8.64 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hungary?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Hungary was 8.64 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 16.2 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 8.03 percent in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Hungary ranks 133rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).