Sorghum — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Sorghum — Area harvested was 41,380 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 41,380 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 803.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 41,380 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 710 ha, in 1969.
That places Hungary 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,760 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,470 ha | +56.9% |
| 1963 | 7,270 ha | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 7,566 ha | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 4,679 ha | -38.2% |
| 1966 | 3,838 ha | -18.0% |
| 1967 | 1,470 ha | -61.7% |
| 1968 | 1,300 ha | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 710 ha | -45.4% |
| 1970 | 800 ha | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 830 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 1,198 ha | +44.3% |
| 1973 | 1,901 ha | +58.7% |
| 1974 | 2,139 ha | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 5,500 ha | +157.1% |
| 1976 | 5,075 ha | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 10,752 ha | +111.9% |
| 1978 | 14,161 ha | +31.7% |
| 1979 | 10,373 ha | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 6,709 ha | -35.3% |
| 1981 | 4,928 ha | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 6,043 ha | +22.6% |
| 1983 | 7,568 ha | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 6,528 ha | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 3,833 ha | -41.3% |
| 1986 | 4,425 ha | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 11,149 ha | +152.0% |
| 1988 | 17,011 ha | +52.6% |
| 1989 | 22,264 ha | +30.9% |
| 1990 | 13,940 ha | -37.4% |
| 1991 | 17,465 ha | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 14,112 ha | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 10,180 ha | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 7,014 ha | -31.1% |
| 1995 | 6,648 ha | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 5,588 ha | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 5,137 ha | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 4,502 ha | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 4,928 ha | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 4,214 ha | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 3,043 ha | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 3,273 ha | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 3,997 ha | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 5,386 ha | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 4,052 ha | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 3,755 ha | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4,707 ha | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 3,586 ha | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 2,803 ha | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 3,800 ha | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 7,562 ha | +99.0% |
| 2012 | 4,430 ha | -41.4% |
| 2013 | 5,330 ha | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 4,580 ha | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 4,576 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,453 ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6,246 ha | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 9,620 ha | +54.0% |
| 2019 | 23,320 ha | +142.4% |
| 2020 | 22,820 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 23,710 ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 19,770 ha | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 32,000 ha | +61.9% |
| 2024 | 41,380 ha | +29.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 41,380 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 38.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 41,380 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,750 ha, 23.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,340 ha | 710 ha | 7,566 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,273 ha | 800 ha | 14,161 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,046 ha | 3,833 ha | 22,264 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,951 ha | 4,502 ha | 17,465 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,882 ha | 2,803 ha | 5,386 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,392 ha | 3,800 ha | 23,320 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,936 ha | 19,770 ha | 41,380 ha | 5 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested in Hungary?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Hungary was 41,380 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 41,380 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 710 ha in 1969.
- How does Hungary rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 803.5%. 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 Sorghum — 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.