Potatoes — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Potatoes — Area harvested was 7,950 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Hungary stood at 7,950 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 268,864 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7,570 ha, in 2023.
Hungary ranks 94th of 153 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 268,864 ha | — |
| 1962 | 238,399 ha | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 262,979 ha | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 247,945 ha | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 245,128 ha | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 236,964 ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 207,658 ha | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 183,091 ha | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 177,393 ha | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 174,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 155,300 ha | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 121,700 ha | -21.6% |
| 1973 | 123,900 ha | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 136,600 ha | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 130,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 115,459 ha | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 122,381 ha | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 115,973 ha | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 104,831 ha | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 92,811 ha | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 87,961 ha | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 83,941 ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 77,381 ha | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 76,799 ha | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 70,239 ha | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 67,738 ha | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 67,268 ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 76,051 ha | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 71,623 ha | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 71,800 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 77,802 ha | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 71,907 ha | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 79,445 ha | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 74,071 ha | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 69,678 ha | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 61,718 ha | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 63,541 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 52,642 ha | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 56,429 ha | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 46,743 ha | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 36,262 ha | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 34,004 ha | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 31,331 ha | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 30,950 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 25,378 ha | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 22,583 ha | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 25,400 ha | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 25,424 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 22,328 ha | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 20,242 ha | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 21,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 25,080 ha | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 20,950 ha | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 20,980 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18,735 ha | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 16,412 ha | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 16,364 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13,510 ha | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 13,290 ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10,270 ha | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 8,770 ha | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 8,190 ha | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 7,570 ha | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 7,950 ha | +5.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 7,950 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,829 ha, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 7,950 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,594 ha, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,825 ha | 177,393 ha | 268,864 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 130,014 ha | 104,831 ha | 174,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,181 ha | 67,268 ha | 92,811 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,903 ha | 52,642 ha | 79,445 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,040 ha | 22,328 ha | 46,743 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,656 ha | 13,290 ha | 25,080 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,550 ha | 7,570 ha | 10,270 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 potatoes — area harvested in Hungary?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Hungary was 7,950 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 268,864 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,570 ha in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 94th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.