Corn: Yield gap in Hungary
Hungary: Corn: Yield gap was 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Hungary, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Hungary stood at 3.66 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 134.6% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Hungary peaked at 6.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.03 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
That places Hungary 22nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 corn: yield gap in Hungary?
- Corn: yield gap in Hungary was 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Hungary rank for corn: yield gap?
- Hungary ranks 22nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.