Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 390 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Hungary, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Hungary is 390 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 1,000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 241 ha, in 2017.
Hungary ranks 17th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 750 ha | — |
| 1986 | 850 ha | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 665 ha | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 665 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 490 ha | -26.3% |
| 1990 | 380 ha | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 610 ha | +60.5% |
| 1992 | 445 ha | -27.0% |
| 1993 | 704 ha | +58.2% |
| 1994 | 595 ha | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 774 ha | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 791 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 801 ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,000 ha | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 926 ha | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 936 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 900 ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 509 ha | -43.4% |
| 2003 | 641 ha | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 600 ha | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 606 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 457 ha | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 684 ha | +49.7% |
| 2008 | 777 ha | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 801 ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 462 ha | -42.3% |
| 2011 | 535 ha | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 490 ha | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 500 ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 490 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 447 ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 461 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 241 ha | -47.7% |
| 2018 | 250 ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 260 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 340 ha | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 370 ha | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 400 ha | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 390 ha | -2.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 390 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100 ha, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 390 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30 ha, 13.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 684 ha | 490 ha | 850 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 702.6 ha | 380 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 691.1 ha | 457 ha | 936 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 413.6 ha | 241 ha | 535 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 374 ha | 340 ha | 400 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 14 Yugoslav SFR 1,322 ha compare
- 15 North Macedonia 961 ha compare
- 16 Croatia 530 ha compare
- 18 Serbia and Montenegro 254 ha compare
- 19 Switzerland 232 ha compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 228 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2931 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Hungary?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Hungary was 390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 241 ha in 2017.
- How does Hungary rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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, published as part of Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.