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: 2022
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: 2023
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: 2022
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: 2023
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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%.
Value of output of agriculture grows by 6.5%, Performance of agriculture, 2023 (first estimate)
The total value of output of agriculture exceeded 4.3 thousand billion forints in 2023, which was 6.5% more than a year earlier. The expansion was owing to a 25% rise in the total volume of production. The price level of the total output of the sector decreased by 15%. The volume of crop production was 44% larger and that of livestock production 0.5% smaller. The record high increase in the volume of certain arable crops was due to the low base in the previous year.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022
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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.
Integrated Farm Statistics data collection – IFS 2023, preliminary data
The number of farms was down by 19% to 196 thousand in Hungary from 2020, and the sizes of farms and the average numbers of animals increased. In addition to the ageing of the farming community, the proportion of the managers of farms with full agricultural training rose. There was no serious change in the size and structure of the utilised agricultural area, however, the size of irrigable areas grew. The cattle, pig and sheep populations became smaller and the poultry population larger on 1 June 2023 compared to one year earlier.
Hungary, 2022
The processes taken place in 2022 were mainly determined by the uncertain global environment due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the general and considerable price increases worldwide. Despite these challenges, the Hungarian economy's performance expanded by 4.6% year-on-year, above the EU average. Employment reached a new record high and average earnings rose significantly, but the impact of this was gradually eroded by surging inflation. Population decline continued at a lower pace than in the previous year.
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.
Procurement down because of low yields of arable crops in previous year
The volume of procured agricultural products fell by 22% in the 1st quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year. Because of the crop failure caused by the drought, the decrease was 48% for cereals and 41% for industrial crops. Farmers sold 7.1% less vegetables and 4.1% less fruits. The procurement of live animals was 1.2% higher and that of animal products 6.4% lower than in January–March 2022, the increase for the former being consistent with a relatively low base.
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First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Performance of agriculture, 2023 (first estimate) | 07/12/2023 | 06/12/2024 |
Publications |
Released |
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Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation | 10/01/2024 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 17/01/2024 |
Performance of domestic agriculture in 2022 – (Economic accounts for agriculture, 2022) | 16/11/2023 |
Integrated Farm Statistics data collection – IFS 2023, preliminary data | 31/10/2023 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started | 19/10/2023 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 23/11/2023 |
Hungary, 2023 Q1 | 30/08/2023 |
Livestock, 1 December 2022 | 23/05/2023 |
Harvest results of main crops, 2022 | 17/05/2023 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022 | 14/06/2023 |
Hungary, 2022 | 28/06/2023 |
Hungary in figures, 2022 | 11/07/2023 |
Performance of agriculture (Economic accounts for agriculture, 2022, second estimate) | 16/03/2023 |
Performance of domestic agriculture in 2021 (Economic accounts for agriculture, 2021) | 23/02/2023 |
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |
Release and revision calendarPublication repertory
Census data |
Census |
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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 |