Global meat production in Hungary
Hungary: Global meat production was 1.04 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global 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
Hungary recorded 1.04 million tonnes for global meat production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Hungary peaked at 1.69 million tonnes in 1984 and was at its lowest, 764,900 tonnes, in 1961.
Hungary ranks 49th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 821,744 tonnes | 764,900 tonnes | 938,900 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes | 932,000 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million tonnes | 882,756 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 938,919 tonnes | 811,454 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million tonnes | 960,873 tonnes | 1.06 million 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 global meat production in Hungary?
- Global meat production in Hungary was 1.04 million 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 global meat production recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million tonnes in 1984.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 764,900 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for global meat production?
- Hungary ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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