Hungary vs World: Arable land

Hungary
0.432 hectares per person
in 2023
World
0.1717 hectares per person
in 2023
Hungary rank
19th
World rank
19th

Arable land over time

  • Hungary
  • World
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.432 hectares per person against 0.1717 hectares per person in World, a difference of 0.2603 hectares per person.

That makes Hungary's figure about 2.5 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 19th and World ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5129 hectares per person 0.3351 hectares per person 0.1777 hectares per person Hungary
1970s 0.4873 hectares per person 0.2826 hectares per person 0.2048 hectares per person Hungary
1980s 0.473 hectares per person 0.2468 hectares per person 0.2262 hectares per person Hungary
1990s 0.4689 hectares per person 0.2327 hectares per person 0.2362 hectares per person Hungary
2000s 0.4548 hectares per person 0.2066 hectares per person 0.2483 hectares per person Hungary
2010s 0.4419 hectares per person 0.1866 hectares per person 0.2553 hectares per person Hungary
2020s 0.4278 hectares per person 0.1741 hectares per person 0.2537 hectares per person Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Hungary or World?
Hungary, at 0.432 hectares per person against 0.1717 hectares per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Hungary and World?
0.2603 hectares per person, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hungary and World rank globally for arable land?
Hungary ranks 19th and World ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.