Number of cattle in Hungary
Hungary: Number of cattle was 869,900 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 869,900 animals for number of cattle in 2024.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Hungary peaked at 2.10 million animals in 1968 and was at its lowest, 682,000 animals, in 2011.
Hungary ranks 106th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 million animals | 1.88 million animals | 2.10 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 million animals | 1.88 million animals | 2.02 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million animals | 1.66 million animals | 1.94 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million animals | 871,000 animals | 1.60 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 749,300 animals | 701,000 animals | 857,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 789,000 animals | 682,000 animals | 909,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 895,280 animals | 869,700 animals | 932,900 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.25 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Hungary?
- Number of cattle in Hungary was 869,900 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million animals in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 682,000 animals in 2011.
- How does Hungary rank for number of cattle?
- Hungary ranks 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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