Sugar beet — Area harvested in Hungary
Hungary: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 16,130 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar beet — Area harvested in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet — area harvested in Hungary stood at 16,130 ha.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Hungary peaked at 157,882 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9,606 ha, in 2008.
Hungary ranks 33rd of 68 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.
Sugar beet — Area harvested in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 129,965 ha | — |
| 1962 | 125,600 ha | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 118,400 ha | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 133,000 ha | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 120,526 ha | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 107,985 ha | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 103,534 ha | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 103,870 ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 96,974 ha | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 75,650 ha | -22.0% |
| 1971 | 72,900 ha | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 78,500 ha | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 92,367 ha | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 98,352 ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 126,897 ha | +29.0% |
| 1976 | 129,325 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 122,029 ha | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 122,715 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 102,489 ha | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 104,352 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 121,768 ha | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 126,190 ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 108,999 ha | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 108,983 ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 107,438 ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 103,908 ha | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 117,232 ha | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 114,688 ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 120,473 ha | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 131,381 ha | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 157,882 ha | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 107,702 ha | -31.8% |
| 1993 | 95,036 ha | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 106,000 ha | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 125,000 ha | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 118,147 ha | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 97,952 ha | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 80,086 ha | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 65,842 ha | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 57,466 ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 65,694 ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 55,357 ha | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 51,562 ha | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 61,942 ha | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 61,643 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 46,828 ha | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 41,200 ha | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 9,606 ha | -76.7% |
| 2009 | 13,750 ha | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 13,859 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15,154 ha | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 18,720 ha | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 18,810 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15,420 ha | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 15,513 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15,997 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 15,941 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15,770 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 14,080 ha | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 12,910 ha | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 12,020 ha | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 9,710 ha | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 14,280 ha | +47.1% |
| 2024 | 16,130 ha | +13.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 16,130 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,080 ha, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 16,130 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,030 ha, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,539 ha | 96,974 ha | 133,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 102,122 ha | 72,900 ha | 129,325 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,403 ha | 103,908 ha | 126,190 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,503 ha | 65,842 ha | 157,882 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,505 ha | 9,606 ha | 65,694 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,926 ha | 13,859 ha | 18,810 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,010 ha | 9,710 ha | 16,130 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 30 Canada 18,300 ha compare
- 31 Turkmenistan 17,900 ha compare
- 32 Switzerland 16,774 ha compare
- 34 Lithuania 16,030 ha compare
- 35 Finland 14,000 ha compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 13,484 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 sugar beet — area harvested in Hungary?
- Sugar beet — area harvested in Hungary was 16,130 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 157,882 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,606 ha in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
- Hungary ranks 33rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Sugar beet — 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.