Chicken meat production, per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.042 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.042 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Hungary peaked at 0.042 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Hungary 21st out of 191 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.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.025 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.032 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.042 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.042 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.042 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0356 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0232 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0351 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.042 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4268 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5029 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Hungary?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Hungary was 0.042 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.042 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Hungary ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.