Cereal yields in Hungary
Hungary: Cereal yields was 5.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Hungary is 5.63 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Hungary peaked at 6.66 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.86 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Hungary 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 5.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 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 cereal yields in Hungary?
- Cereal yields in Hungary was 5.63 tonnes per hectare 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 cereal yields recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for cereal yields?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.