Yields of key staple crops in Hungary
Hungary: Yields of key staple crops was 5.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Hungary, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Hungary stood at 5.71 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Hungary peaked at 5.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.57 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Hungary ranks 20th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 5.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.25 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Hungary?
- Yields of key staple crops in Hungary was 5.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Hungary rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Hungary ranks 20th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.