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Land area in hectares, per capita in Hungary

Hungary: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.9514 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9514 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
115th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9514 hectares per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.8393 hectares per person
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in Hungary, 1961–2023

00.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.9514 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Hungary peaked at 0.9514 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8393 hectares per person, in 1981.

Hungary ranks 115th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in hectares, per capita in Hungary, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 0.8979 hectares per person —
1962 0.8948 hectares per person -0.3%
1963 0.8925 hectares per person -0.3%
1964 0.8896 hectares per person -0.3%
1965 0.8871 hectares per person -0.3%
1966 0.8843 hectares per person -0.3%
1967 0.8809 hectares per person -0.4%
1968 0.8775 hectares per person -0.4%
1969 0.8738 hectares per person -0.4%
1970 0.8704 hectares per person -0.4%
1971 0.8678 hectares per person -0.3%
1972 0.8652 hectares per person -0.3%
1973 0.8624 hectares per person -0.3%
1974 0.8586 hectares per person -0.4%
1975 0.8536 hectares per person -0.6%
1976 0.8487 hectares per person -0.6%
1977 0.8449 hectares per person -0.5%
1978 0.842 hectares per person -0.3%
1979 0.84 hectares per person -0.2%
1980 0.8394 hectares per person -0.1%
1981 0.8393 hectares per person -0.0%
1982 0.8397 hectares per person +0.0%
1983 0.8408 hectares per person +0.1%
1984 0.8425 hectares per person +0.2%
1985 0.844 hectares per person +0.2%
1986 0.8455 hectares per person +0.2%
1987 0.8469 hectares per person +0.2%
1988 0.8481 hectares per person +0.1%
1989 0.8574 hectares per person +1.1%
1990 0.8663 hectares per person +1.0%
1991 0.8663 hectares per person +0.0%
1992 0.8667 hectares per person +0.0%
1993 0.8676 hectares per person +0.1%
1994 0.8688 hectares per person +0.1%
1995 0.87 hectares per person +0.1%
1996 0.8715 hectares per person +0.2%
1997 0.8727 hectares per person +0.1%
1998 0.8747 hectares per person +0.2%
1999 0.8772 hectares per person +0.3%
2000 0.8777 hectares per person +0.1%
2001 0.8797 hectares per person +0.2%
2002 0.8822 hectares per person +0.3%
2003 0.8847 hectares per person +0.3%
2004 0.8867 hectares per person +0.2%
2005 0.8884 hectares per person +0.2%
2006 0.8897 hectares per person +0.2%
2007 0.8911 hectares per person +0.2%
2008 0.8927 hectares per person +0.2%
2009 0.9033 hectares per person +1.2%
2010 0.9053 hectares per person +0.2%
2011 0.9079 hectares per person +0.3%
2012 0.9126 hectares per person +0.5%
2013 0.917 hectares per person +0.5%
2014 0.9281 hectares per person +1.2%
2015 0.9314 hectares per person +0.4%
2016 0.9351 hectares per person +0.4%
2017 0.9382 hectares per person +0.3%
2018 0.9402 hectares per person +0.2%
2019 0.9413 hectares per person +0.1%
2020 0.9437 hectares per person +0.3%
2021 0.9476 hectares per person +0.4%
2022 0.9501 hectares per person +0.3%
2023 0.9514 hectares per person +0.1%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.9514 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.9514 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8865 hectares per person 0.8738 hectares per person 0.8979 hectares per person 9
1970s 0.8554 hectares per person 0.84 hectares per person 0.8704 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.8444 hectares per person 0.8393 hectares per person 0.8574 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.8702 hectares per person 0.8663 hectares per person 0.8772 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.8876 hectares per person 0.8777 hectares per person 0.9033 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.9257 hectares per person 0.9053 hectares per person 0.9413 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.9482 hectares per person 0.9437 hectares per person 0.9514 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 112 Cambodia 1.01 hectares per person compare
  2. 113 Costa Rica 1 hectares per person compare
  3. 114 Iraq 0.9631 hectares per person compare
  4. 116 Armenia 0.9513 hectares per person compare
  5. 117 Slovenia 0.9495 hectares per person compare
  6. 118 Cuba 0.9419 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in Hungary?
Land area in hectares, per capita in Hungary was 0.9514 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.9514 hectares per person in 2023.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8393 hectares per person in 1981.
How does Hungary rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
Hungary ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total

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  • Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.