Chicken meat production in Hungary
Hungary: Chicken meat production was 401,760 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Hungary is 401,760 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Hungary peaked at 401,760 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95,200 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Hungary 46th out of 198 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 | 116,333 tonnes | 95,200 tonnes | 142,400 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 209,260 tonnes | 131,100 tonnes | 261,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 330,590 tonnes | 281,200 tonnes | 377,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,746 tonnes | 240,300 tonnes | 317,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,121 tonnes | 195,704 tonnes | 280,666 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,152 tonnes | 221,370 tonnes | 341,107 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 370,334 tonnes | 348,840 tonnes | 401,760 tonnes | 5 |
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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 chicken meat production in Hungary?
- Chicken meat production in Hungary was 401,760 tonnes 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 chicken meat production recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 401,760 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,200 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for chicken meat production?
- Hungary ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.