Poppy seed — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Poppy seed — Area harvested was 5,168 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Hungary, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 5,168 ha for poppy seed — area harvested in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poppy seed — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 18,821 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,274 ha, in 2001.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,821 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,553 ha | -43.9% |
| 1963 | 11,968 ha | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 10,590 ha | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 11,998 ha | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 17,067 ha | +42.2% |
| 1967 | 18,277 ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 12,487 ha | -31.7% |
| 1969 | 9,941 ha | -20.4% |
| 1970 | 9,600 ha | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 10,800 ha | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 10,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,600 ha | -48.1% |
| 1974 | 5,500 ha | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 6,200 ha | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 5,021 ha | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 9,619 ha | +91.6% |
| 1978 | 13,317 ha | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 6,757 ha | -49.3% |
| 1980 | 6,601 ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 8,019 ha | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 8,616 ha | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 8,086 ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 6,657 ha | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 6,030 ha | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 6,302 ha | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 6,322 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,915 ha | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 8,500 ha | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 3,146 ha | -63.0% |
| 1991 | 5,653 ha | +79.7% |
| 1992 | 4,937 ha | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 3,755 ha | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 4,000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 6,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 3,423 ha | -43.0% |
| 1997 | 4,040 ha | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 3,233 ha | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 4,927 ha | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 3,118 ha | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 2,274 ha | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 2,375 ha | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,977 ha | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 6,878 ha | +72.9% |
| 2005 | 6,326 ha | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4,667 ha | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 4,268 ha | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 3,376 ha | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 3,928 ha | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 9,169 ha | +133.4% |
| 2011 | 8,344 ha | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 5,280 ha | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 4,890 ha | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 9,050 ha | +85.1% |
| 2015 | 8,156 ha | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 3,877 ha | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 5,168 ha | +33.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 5,168 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,144 ha, 1.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 5,168 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,213 ha, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,522 ha | 9,941 ha | 18,821 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,321 ha | 5,021 ha | 13,317 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,305 ha | 6,030 ha | 8,616 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,311 ha | 3,146 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,119 ha | 2,274 ha | 6,878 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,742 ha | 3,877 ha | 9,169 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)
- 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 poppy seed — area harvested in Hungary?
- Poppy seed — area harvested in Hungary was 5,168 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18,821 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,274 ha in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for poppy seed — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poppy seed — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Poppy seed — 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.