Lentils, dry — Yield in Hungary
Hungary: Lentils, dry — Yield was 833.3 kg/ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Yield in Hungary, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — yield in Hungary is 833.3 kg/ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — yield in Hungary peaked at 4,800 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 107.2 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Hungary 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Yield in Hungary, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 386.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 512.3 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1963 | 448.7 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 395.1 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 315.8 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1966 | 252 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 716.5 kg/ha | +184.3% |
| 1968 | 134.4 kg/ha | -81.2% |
| 1969 | 335.9 kg/ha | +149.9% |
| 1970 | 669.3 kg/ha | +99.3% |
| 1971 | 756 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 276.5 kg/ha | -63.4% |
| 1973 | 274.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 210.3 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1975 | 177.8 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 546.2 kg/ha | +207.2% |
| 1977 | 157.6 kg/ha | -71.1% |
| 1978 | 107.2 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1979 | 558.7 kg/ha | +421.2% |
| 1980 | 685.7 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1981 | 537.7 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1982 | 238.7 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1983 | 1,539 kg/ha | +544.7% |
| 1984 | 787.1 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 1985 | 868.1 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 796.5 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 908.6 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 887.7 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 875 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 238.7 kg/ha | -72.7% |
| 1991 | 1,079 kg/ha | +352.0% |
| 1992 | 1,010 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 1,138 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 2,000 kg/ha | +75.7% |
| 1995 | 1,875 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 1,072 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 1997 | 468.2 kg/ha | -56.3% |
| 1998 | 872 kg/ha | +86.2% |
| 1999 | 982.8 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 1,197 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 624.9 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 2002 | 1,312 kg/ha | +109.9% |
| 2003 | 1,072 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 933.8 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1,096 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 1,375 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 1,333 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,577 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 4,800 kg/ha | +204.4% |
| 2010 | 1,583 kg/ha | -67.0% |
| 2011 | 1,640 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 800 kg/ha | -51.2% |
| 2013 | 1,000 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 666.7 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 791.7 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 833.3 kg/ha | +5.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 833.3 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,124 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 833.3 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,173 kg/ha, 71% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +544.7% | 238.7 kg/ha | 1,539 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +421.2% | 107.2 kg/ha | 558.7 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +352.0% | 238.7 kg/ha | 1,079 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +207.2% | 177.8 kg/ha | 546.2 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388.59 kg/ha | 134.4 kg/ha | 716.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 373.44 kg/ha | 107.2 kg/ha | 756 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 812.4 kg/ha | 238.7 kg/ha | 1,539 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,074 kg/ha | 238.7 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,532 kg/ha | 624.9 kg/ha | 4,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,039 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,640 kg/ha | 8 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — yield in Hungary?
- Lentils, dry — yield in Hungary was 833.3 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4,800 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — yield recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.2 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Hungary rank for lentils, dry — yield?
- Hungary ranks 37th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lentils, dry — yield rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.