Corn yields in Hungary
Hungary: Corn yields was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: 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
Hungary recorded 6 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
The figure is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Hungary peaked at 8.63 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.03 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Hungary ranks 53rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 8.53 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 yields in Hungary?
- Corn yields in Hungary was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for corn yields?
- Hungary ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.