Agriculture
Agricultural statistics aims at assessing the performance of agriculture. In connection with crop production the statistical domain takes account of the utilisation, rent and sales price of productive land, and the sales of produced products. It also includes data on livestock and the production and sales of animal products. The effects of agriculture on the environment are substantially influenced by the technology used in production, so the statistical domain covers data for example on organic farming and the use of plant protection chemicals. A farm structure survey as well is made at intervals of several years, in which the number, size and labour input of holdings are surveyed.
Key figures
Share of agriculture, forestry and fishing of gross value added
Indicator description
Agriculture, forestry and fishing section as a share of gross value added.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Agricultural terms of trade
Indicator description
Agricultural producer price index divided by agricultural input price index, compared to the previous year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2024
Change in annual rent for arable land, compared to previous year
Indicator description
Average of rent paid by leaseholders to landowners for use, weighted with the leased area. The indicator shows changes in land rents in forints compared to the previous year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Change in net entrepreneurial income in agriculture
Indicator description
Net entrepreneurial income measures the income from agricultural activities which can be spent on the remuneration of own factors of production – i.e. unpaid work (carried out by family members), plot of land owned by the agricultural holding and own capital. It is the income equal to net value added less compensation of employees, other taxes on production, rents and interest expenditures, plus other subsidies on production and interest revenues.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2024
Featured
TÉR-KÉP, 2023 – Special region – Tokaj wine district
The TÉR-KÉP, 2023 (Map-Snap) publication focuses on the Tokaj wine district, as a special region. The 27-settlement cultural countryside is the 4th largest among the 22 wine districts of Hungary, representing 7% of the country’s vineyards. The wine district had 43 wine-shops per ten thousand inhabitants at the end of 2023, this number was only 2 on national level. The fact that the number of accommodation establishments (78 establishments/ten thousand inhabitants) in proportion of the population was significantly higher than the national average (47) highlights the touristic appeal of the region. The complete publication is available in Hungarian: TÉR-KÉP, 2023.
Integrated farm statistics data collection, 2023, finalised data
198 thousand farms were operating in Hungary on 1 June 2023, which was a decrease of 18% compared to 2020. According to the final data of the farm structure survey conducted in 2023, mostly small farms, producing lower values of production, finished their activity. In parallel, the average sizes of farms grew, and the dominance of crop production went on strengthening.
Value of output of agriculture 8.0% lower than in previous year, Performance of agriculture, 2024 (first estimate)
The total output of agriculture was above 4.0 thousand billion forints in 2024, being 8.0% lower than in the previous year. The lessening resulted from a combined narrowing of 4.4% in the total volume of production and of 3.8% in the price level. The volume of crop production was 11% smaller and that of livestock production 4.9% larger. The lessening in production affected almost all product groups, except for potatoes, live animals and animal products. The performance of agriculture became lower first of all owing to the weather with a lack of precipitation and the summer drought, which factors held back crop production. The expanding volume of livestock production did not compensate for the effect of the lessening producer price level of the sector.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023
The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic processes, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data of 500 tables, graphs and maps. Innovatively, the Tourism, catering chapter in the volume includes the gross receipts of tourist accommodation establishments by type of accommodation. Another change is that this year the Regional data chapter already presents territorial data by tourism area, giving greater emphasis to tourist destinations.
Hungary, 2023
Geopolitical tensions continued to overshadow economic developments in 2023, with the gross domestic product falling by 0.9%. Inflationary pressures gradually eased, but the 17.6% annual increase in consumer prices led to a decline in real earnings and consumption, and negatively affected investment decisions. Despite the economic difficulties, employment has reached a record high. In 2023, the number of deaths and births continued to fall, in addition to the decrease in the number of women of childbearing age.
Snapshots, 2023 – Agriculture
Hungary’s agriculture contributed to the gross value added of the national economy to a higher extent than the EU average (1.9%), by 5.4% according to preliminary data in 2023. The volume of the total output of agriculture grew by 25% (after the previous year, which was a year of drought). A total of 14.9 million tonnes of cereals, 65% more than in 2022, was harvested on 2.4 million hectares. The producer price of cereals decreased by 39%.
Performance of domestic agriculture in 2022 – (Economic accounts for agriculture, 2022)
The output of agriculture exceeded 4 thousand billion forints in Hungary in 2022, which was 19% higher than a year earlier. The growth was due to a 44% increase in prices. Owing to the weather with little precipitation, there was a decrease in the harvest of all crops, and a significant rise in expenditure hindered the performance of livestock production, too. Hungary made up 1.9% of the EU’s agricultural output. The net amount of subsidies on domestic production was 809 billion forints.
Livestock, 1 December 2022
In line with EU trends, there was a decrease in the populations of all major livestock species by the end of 2022. Livestock numbers were unfavourably affected by fodder prices, having risen because of the poor cereal production, and by drastically increased energy prices, which caused a significant price rise, and, through this, a decrease in the demand. Many farmers disposed of a part of their livestock or finished their activities.
Harvest results of main crops, 2022
Because of the extreme drought, the harvest of the main field crops was significantly lower in 2022 than in the previous year. 10% less barley, 21% less wheat, harvested in the largest quantity, and 57% less maize, exposed the most to the drought, were reaped. The yield of sunflower, despite the growth in its production area, was down by 29% and that of rape, grown on a smaller area than previously, by 31%. As an impact of crop failures and uncertainties in supplies, procurement prices rose to record levels.
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Methodological information
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First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Performance of agriculture, 2024 (first estimate) | 06/12/2024 | – |
Release and revision calendarPublication repertory
Census data |
Census |
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Integrated Farm Statistics data collection – IFS 2023, finalised data | IFS 2023 – Integrated Farm Statistics data collection |
What characterised farms in Hungary? | IFS 2023 – Integrated Farm Statistics data collection |
Integrated Farm Statistics data collection – IFS 2023, preliminary data | IFS 2023 – Integrated Farm Statistics data collection |
Hungarian agriculture in numbers | Agricultural census – FSS 2020 |
Publications of Farm Structure Survey – Excel tables | Agricultural census – FSS 2020 |
Farm structure data for agriculture (e.g. used land area, livestock, labour force) | Agricultural census – FSS 2016 |