Austria vs Hungary: Yields of key staple crops

Austria
5.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Hungary
5.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
19th
Hungary rank
20th

Yields of key staple crops over time

  • Austria
  • Hungary
23456196119922024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 5.75 tonnes per hectare against 5.71 tonnes per hectare in Hungary, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Hungary ranks 20th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 2.85 tonnes per hectare 2.14 tonnes per hectare 0.7061 tonnes per hectare Austria
1970s 3.61 tonnes per hectare 3.43 tonnes per hectare 0.1863 tonnes per hectare Austria
1980s 4.58 tonnes per hectare 4.74 tonnes per hectare 0.1606 tonnes per hectare Hungary
1990s 5.08 tonnes per hectare 4.14 tonnes per hectare 0.9358 tonnes per hectare Austria
2000s 5.03 tonnes per hectare 4.02 tonnes per hectare 1.01 tonnes per hectare Austria
2010s 5.35 tonnes per hectare 4.74 tonnes per hectare 0.6093 tonnes per hectare Austria
2020s 5.84 tonnes per hectare 5.44 tonnes per hectare 0.3972 tonnes per hectare Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Austria or Hungary?
Austria, at 5.75 tonnes per hectare against 5.71 tonnes per hectare in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Austria and Hungary?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
Austria ranks 19th and Hungary ranks 20th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.