Agricultural production in Hungary
According to FAOSTAT, Hungary produced 12.7 million t of cereals, 712,590 t of vegetables, 1.1 million t of fruit, 1.0 million t of meat and 2.1 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were maize (5.3 million t), wheat (5.3 million t) and sunflower seed (1.8 million t).
- Products recorded
- 97
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 6
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in soybeans (+124%), followed by potatoes (โ59%).
Livestock numbers: 869,900 cattle, 2.8 million pigs, 846,800 sheep and 31,300 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 12,689,330 | 34 | 0.4% | โ24% |
| All milk | 2,098,020 | 56 | 0.21% | +12% |
| All fruit | 1,145,110 | 85 | 0.12% | โ34% |
| All meat | 1,037,031 | 49 | 0.28% | +16% |
| All sugar crops | 856,310 | 80 | 0.04% | โ20% |
| All vegetables | 712,590 | 89 | 0.06% | โ46% |
| All roots and tubers | 234,350 | 118 | 0.02% | โ59% |
| All pulses | 33,080 | 103 | 0.03% | โ34% |
| All tree nuts | 5,770 | 75 | 0.03% | +20% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | 5,297,730 | 22 | 0.43% | โ43% |
| Wheat | 5,272,960 | 25 | 0.66% | +0.2% |
| Cow milk | 2,093,690 | 52 | 0.26% | +12% |
| Sunflower seed | 1,798,950 | 7 | 3.45% | +13% |
| Barley | 1,554,570 | 21 | 1.09% | +22% |
| Sugar beet | 856,310 | 31 | 0.29% | โ20% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 765,400 | 5 | 3.38% | +55% |
| Beer | 565,000 | 42 | 0.31% | โ5.8% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 462,920 | 27 | 0.37% | +12% |
| Rapeseed | 450,360 | 19 | 0.51% | โ36% |
| Chicken meat | 401,760 | 46 | 0.31% | +48% |
| Grapes | 378,830 | 27 | 0.5% | โ6.7% |
| Apples | 376,680 | 32 | 0.38% | โ52% |
| Wine | 292,277 | 15 | 1.2% | โ0.7% |
| Soybeans | 258,890 | 23 | 0.07% | +124% |
| Potatoes | 234,350 | 89 | 0.06% | โ59% |
| Triticale | 218,500 | 11 | 1.76% | โ55% |
| Skim milk of cows | 188,015 | 59 | 0.13% | โ6.0% |
| Tomatoes | 183,510 | 72 | 0.1% | +20% |
| Watermelons | 171,150 | 45 | 0.16% | โ22% |
| Sorghum | 164,550 | 33 | 0.26% | +745% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 131,000 | 25 | 0.42% | +55% |
| Raw sugar | 130,500 | 70 | 0.07% | +3.6% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 96,650 | 40 | 0.22% | +14% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 87,283 | 13 | 1.41% | +7.4% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 84,790 | 35 | 0.37% | +25% |
| Margarine and shortening | 84,512 | 26 | 0.64% | +19% |
| Oats | 77,130 | 31 | 0.34% | โ43% |
| Duck meat | 76,280 | 4 | 1.04% | +2.9% |
| Onions, dry | 72,960 | 76 | 0.07% | +18% |
| Rye | 70,820 | 22 | 0.61% | โ26% |
| Carrots and turnips | 63,780 | 59 | 0.14% | โ47% |
| Sour cherries | 62,670 | 9 | 4.22% | โ32% |
| Mushrooms | 61,620 | 16 | 0.12% | +173% |
| Yoghurt | 60,320 | 19 | 1.21% | โ29% |
| Peas, green | 56,580 | 17 | 0.26% | โ35% |
| Turkey meat | 53,940 | 14 | 1.06% | โ24% |
| Cabbages | 48,220 | 72 | 0.06% | โ20% |
| Whey, condensed | 42,720 | 10 | 1.66% | +61% |
| Oil of maize | 39,500 | 15 | 1.28% | +16% |
| Cucumbers | 38,610 | 61 | 0.04% | +30% |
| Plums | 35,910 | 32 | 0.28% | โ20% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 32,580 | 63 | 0.09% | +123% |
| Molasses | 31,842 | 75 | 0.04% | +14% |
| Peas, dry | 30,810 | 32 | 0.22% | โ33% |
| Apricots | 24,990 | 29 | 0.54% | +8.2% |
| Soya bean oil | 24,600 | 50 | 0.04% | +4,000% |
| Cereals n.e.c. | 24,510 | 17 | 0.31% | +335% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 23,810 | 117 | 0.03% | โ1.1% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 20,420 | 47 | 0.07% | โ49% |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 20,140 | 27 | 0.83% | +83% |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 17,700 | 11 | 1.64% | โ |
| Pears | 17,530 | 45 | 0.06% | โ16% |
| Melons | 14,370 | 61 | 0.05% | +18% |
| Spinach | 13,650 | 26 | 0.04% | +109% |
| Cream, fresh | 12,270 | 33 | 0.33% | +129% |
| Other beans, green | 11,710 | 43 | 0.05% | โ33% |
| Cherries | 11,330 | 26 | 0.36% | +20% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 10,270 | 26 | 0.38% | โ44% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 9,950 | 57 | 0.04% | โ23% |
| Whole milk powder | 9,358 | 36 | 0.19% | โ |
| Rice (paddy) | 8,560 | 99 | 0% | +8.2% |
| Butter of cow milk | 8,440 | 53 | 0.14% | โ10% |
| Whey, dry | 7,010 | 30 | 0.21% | +134% |
| Strawberries | 6,610 | 48 | 0.06% | +30% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 5,720 | 62 | 0.02% | โ71% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 5,584 | 35 | 0.19% | +13% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 5,492 | 28 | 0.84% | โ |
| Asparagus | 5,340 | 19 | 0.06% | โ18% |
| Green garlic | 5,190 | 59 | 0.02% | โ28% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 4,730 | 51 | 0.08% | โ50% |
| Walnuts, in shell | 4,680 | 34 | 0.11% | +8.3% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 4,630 | 147 | 0% | โ97% |
| Linseed | 4,360 | 18 | 0.14% | +707% |
| Other pome fruits | 3,040 | 5 | 1.88% | โ |
| Goat milk | 2,780 | 92 | 0.01% | โ21% |
| Currants | 1,950 | 14 | 0.28% | โ26% |
| Sheep milk | 1,550 | 68 | 0.02% | โ8.3% |
| Sheep meat | 1,470 | 112 | 0.01% | +24% |
| Other stone fruits | 1,450 | 18 | 0.23% | โ90% |
| Tallow | 1,432 | 54 | 0.02% | โ73% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 1,380 | 51 | 0.02% | +431% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 1,035 | 54 | 0.02% | +29% |
| Eggplants | 980 | 77 | 0% | โ24% |
| Leeks | 910 | 40 | 0.04% | โ28% |
| Oil of linseed | 600 | 39 | 0.08% | +200% |
| Lupins | 570 | 20 | 0.04% | +200% |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | 430 | 23 | 0.04% | +711% |
| Raspberries | 400 | 35 | 0.04% | โ75% |
| Almonds, in shell | 390 | 39 | 0.01% | +179% |
| Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed | 378 | 30 | 0.08% | +656% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 320 | 90 | 0.01% | โ85% |
| Chestnuts, in shell | 270 | 21 | 0.01% | โ10% |
| Tea, packed | 133 | 89 | 0% | โ |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | 93 | 34 | 0.02% | โ73% |
| Goat meat | 90 | 134 | 0% | โ51% |
| Blueberries | 80 | 34 | 0.01% | โ |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 28,733,000 | 81 | 0.1% | โ2.5% |
| Ducks | 4,214,000 | 21 | 0.33% | โ1.2% |
| Pigs | 2,802,400 | 37 | 0.29% | โ6.7% |
| Turkeys | 1,998,000 | 18 | 0.82% | โ21% |
| Cattle | 869,900 | 105 | 0.06% | +11% |
| Sheep | 846,800 | 82 | 0.06% | โ30% |
| Geese | 628,000 | 13 | 0.16% | โ62% |
| Horses | 40,000 | 71 | 0.07% | โ36% |
| Goats | 31,300 | 135 | 0% | โ57% |
| Buffalo | 8,900 | 32 | 0% | โ |
| Asses | 2,900 | 81 | 0.01% | +45% |
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

