Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 24 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Hungary, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — area harvested in Hungary is 24 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 10,020 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1 ha, in 2014.
That places Hungary 51st out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,791 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,704 ha | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 4,475 ha | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 3,389 ha | -24.3% |
| 1965 | 3,679 ha | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 3,441 ha | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 2,462 ha | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 3,602 ha | +46.3% |
| 1969 | 2,432 ha | -32.5% |
| 1970 | 2,253 ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 2,533 ha | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 897 ha | -64.6% |
| 1973 | 866 ha | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 428 ha | -50.6% |
| 1975 | 225 ha | -47.4% |
| 1976 | 357 ha | +58.7% |
| 1977 | 406 ha | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 625 ha | +53.9% |
| 1979 | 349 ha | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 455 ha | +30.4% |
| 1981 | 1,155 ha | +153.8% |
| 1982 | 1,931 ha | +67.2% |
| 1983 | 193 ha | -90.0% |
| 1984 | 930 ha | +381.9% |
| 1985 | 1,016 ha | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 5,023 ha | +394.4% |
| 1987 | 10,020 ha | +99.5% |
| 1988 | 3,784 ha | -62.2% |
| 1989 | 4,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1,416 ha | -64.6% |
| 1991 | 1,050 ha | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 2,175 ha | +107.1% |
| 1993 | 1,329 ha | -38.9% |
| 1994 | 1,000 ha | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 1,748 ha | +118.5% |
| 1997 | 1,288 ha | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 1,328 ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,337 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,064 ha | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 1,085 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 507 ha | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 445 ha | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 468 ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 518 ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 344 ha | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 300 ha | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 26 ha | -91.3% |
| 2009 | 5 ha | -80.8% |
| 2010 | 36 ha | +620.0% |
| 2011 | 25 ha | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 25 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 ha | -92.0% |
| 2014 | 1 ha | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 12 ha | +1100.0% |
| 2016 | 24 ha | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 24 ha | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 24 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 629 ha, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 24 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 509 ha, 5% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1100.0% | 1 ha | 12 ha |
| 2010 | +620.0% | 5 ha | 36 ha |
| 1986 | +394.4% | 1,016 ha | 5,023 ha |
| 1984 | +381.9% | 193 ha | 930 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,775 ha | 2,432 ha | 5,791 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 893.9 ha | 225 ha | 2,533 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,851 ha | 193 ha | 10,020 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,347 ha | 800 ha | 2,175 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 476.2 ha | 5 ha | 1,085 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.62 ha | 1 ha | 36 ha | 8 |
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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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Hungary?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Hungary was 24 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 10,020 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 ha in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 51st out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. 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 Lentils, dry — 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.