Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 244 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Hungary, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Hungary is 244 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 34,176 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 58 ha, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 102nd of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 30,418 ha | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 31,125 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 32,278 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 34,176 ha | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 33,786 ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 30,281 ha | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 21,736 ha | -28.2% |
| 1969 | 22,345 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 23,374 ha | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 22,048 ha | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 18,447 ha | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 16,803 ha | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 15,926 ha | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 14,187 ha | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 16,027 ha | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 17,772 ha | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 17,174 ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 15,191 ha | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 11,422 ha | -24.8% |
| 1981 | 9,524 ha | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 9,280 ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 9,972 ha | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 9,779 ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 10,693 ha | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 9,983 ha | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 11,220 ha | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 7,195 ha | -35.9% |
| 1989 | 3,905 ha | -45.7% |
| 1990 | 3,156 ha | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 5,295 ha | +67.8% |
| 1992 | 387 ha | -92.7% |
| 1993 | 165 ha | -57.4% |
| 1994 | 400 ha | +142.4% |
| 1995 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,031 ha | +157.8% |
| 1997 | 1,107 ha | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1,030 ha | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 171 ha | -83.4% |
| 2000 | 58 ha | -66.1% |
| 2001 | 68 ha | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 60 ha | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 300 ha | +400.0% |
| 2004 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 271 ha | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 202 ha | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 205 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 205 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 211 ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 212 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 234 ha | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 244 ha | +4.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 244 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 244 ha, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 244 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 ha, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +400.0% | 60 ha | 300 ha |
| 1996 | +157.8% | 400 ha | 1,031 ha |
| 1994 | +142.4% | 165 ha | 400 ha |
| 1992 | -92.7% | 5,295 ha | 387 ha |
| 1999 | -83.4% | 1,030 ha | 171 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,283 ha | 21,736 ha | 34,176 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,695 ha | 14,187 ha | 23,374 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,297 ha | 3,905 ha | 11,422 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,314 ha | 165 ha | 5,295 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 228.6 ha | 58 ha | 300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 223 ha | 202 ha | 271 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Hungary?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Hungary was 244 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 34,176 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 ha in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 102nd out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.