Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0965 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Hungary is 0.0965 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Hungary peaked at 0.1298 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0717 ha per person, in 1999.
That places Hungary 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1096 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1005 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1141 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1114 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1063 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1142 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1298 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1283 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1232 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1228 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1267 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.124 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1264 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1187 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.125 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1231 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1239 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1061 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1191 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1074 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1223 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1268 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1275 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1275 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1249 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1226 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1209 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1185 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1177 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1116 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0818 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0952 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1024 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1073 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1157 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1212 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1153 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0717 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1003 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1183 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1093 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.11 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1161 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1121 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1067 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1105 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1121 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1144 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1011 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0981 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1079 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1105 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1132 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1051 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.107 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0994 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1057 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1048 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0969 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0927 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1019 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1098 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0965 ha per person | -12.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.0965 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.0965 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1128 ha per person | 0.1005 ha per person | 0.1298 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.122 ha per person | 0.1061 ha per person | 0.1267 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1217 ha per person | 0.1074 ha per person | 0.1275 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.104 ha per person | 0.0717 ha per person | 0.1212 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.111 ha per person | 0.1003 ha per person | 0.1183 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1053 ha per person | 0.0981 ha per person | 0.1132 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0996 ha per person | 0.0927 ha per person | 0.1098 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Hungary?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Hungary was 0.0965 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1298 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0717 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Hungary rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Hungary ranks 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.