Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 6,860 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Hungary, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plums and sloes — area harvested in Hungary is 6,860 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 32,100 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5,929 ha, in 2002.
Hungary ranks 31st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 29,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 30,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 28,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 27,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 26,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 19,800 ha | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 17,700 ha | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 32,100 ha | +81.4% |
| 1994 | 17,000 ha | -47.0% |
| 1995 | 24,000 ha | +41.2% |
| 1996 | 23,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 15,800 ha | -31.3% |
| 1998 | 23,400 ha | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 12,300 ha | -47.4% |
| 2000 | 13,850 ha | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 10,400 ha | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 5,929 ha | -43.0% |
| 2003 | 8,707 ha | +46.9% |
| 2004 | 8,824 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9,007 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6,042 ha | -32.9% |
| 2007 | 6,667 ha | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 6,643 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6,399 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 7,245 ha | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 7,539 ha | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 7,600 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,660 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7,360 ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7,223 ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 7,980 ha | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 7,944 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7,920 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7,960 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,060 ha | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 7,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,930 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6,860 ha | -1.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 6,860 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 610 ha, 11.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 6,860 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,559 ha, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +81.4% | 17,700 ha | 32,100 ha |
| 1998 | +48.1% | 15,800 ha | 23,400 ha |
| 2003 | +46.9% | 5,929 ha | 8,707 ha |
| 1994 | -47.0% | 32,100 ha | 17,000 ha |
| 1999 | -47.4% | 23,400 ha | 12,300 ha |
| 2002 | -43.0% | 10,400 ha | 5,929 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28,200 ha | 27,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 21,110 ha | 12,300 ha | 32,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,247 ha | 5,929 ha | 13,850 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,643 ha | 7,223 ha | 7,980 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,970 ha | 6,860 ha | 7,060 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 28 North Macedonia 9,261 ha compare
- 29 Belarus 7,749 ha compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 7,103 ha compare
- 32 Pakistan 5,761 ha compare
- 33 Afghanistan 5,626 ha compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 4,954 ha compare
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 plums and sloes — area harvested in Hungary?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Hungary was 6,860 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 32,100 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,929 ha in 2002.
- How does Hungary rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Plums and sloes — 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.