The data set on land prices shows the average price of one hectare of agricultural land in the reference period (calendar year). The categories of land for which prices are observed are arable land and permanent grassland. The territorial classification of regional data is broken down according to the NUTS classification.

The field of observation shall include the arable land and/or permanent grassland sold to (or purchased from) private owners or estate agencies who sell land for agricultural use and shall exclude transactions for non-agricultural purposes (lifestyle buyers, construction sites etc.) and transactions between relatives.

The selling/purchase price of land shall:

- include the value of related levies/taxes (other than deductible VAT),

- exclude the entitlements related to the land,

- exclude the value of any monetary compensation received by farmers for the sale/acquisition of the Utilized Agricultural Area,

- exclude the value of any building on the sold/purchased agricultural land,

- exclude inheritance transfers.

The data set on land rents shows the average price of renting one hectare of agricultural land in the reference period (calendar year). The categories of land for which renting prices are observed are arable land and permanent grassland. The territorial classification of regional data is broken down according to the NUTS classification.

The renting prices are collected from the person renting the agricultural land for agricultural use (renting price paid). No distinction is made taking into consideration of the renting contract/agreement and the time for contracting. Therefore, all rents for land (even if the land is rented more than one year) should be taken into account.

The rental price of agricultural land shall:

- include the payments in kind valuated at the current year price,

- include the value of related levies/taxes,

- exclude the entitlements related to the land,

- exclude the rentals of buildings or dwellings situated on it and any other expenses related to other assets except the agricultural land (current maintenance expenditure on buildings, buildings insurance, depreciation of buildings, rents paid for the professional use of non-residential buildings etc.)

The territorial classification of regional data on land prices is broken down according to the NUTS classification:

NUTS 0.

MAGYARORSZÁG

NUTS I.

HU1 KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU2 DUNÁNTÚL

HU3 ALFÖLD ÉS ÉSZAK

NUTS II.

HU10 KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU21 KÖZÉP-DUNÁNTÚL

HU22 NYUGAT-DUNÁNTÚL

HU23 DÉL-DUNÁNTÚL

HU31 ÉSZAK-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU32 ÉSZAK-ALFÖLD

HU33 DÉL-ALFÖLD

Data set on land prices is broken down by land-use categories:

ARABLE LAND

PERMANENT GRASSLAND

The territorial classification of regional data on land rents is broken down according to the NUTS classification:

NUTS 0.

MAGYARORSZÁG

NUTS I.

HU1 KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU2 DUNÁNTÚL

HU3 ALFÖLD ÉS ÉSZAK

NUTS II.

HU10 KÖZÉP-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU21 KÖZÉP-DUNÁNTÚL

HU22 NYUGAT-DUNÁNTÚL

HU23 DÉL-DUNÁNTÚL

HU31 ÉSZAK-MAGYARORSZÁG

HU32 ÉSZAK-ALFÖLD

HU33 DÉL-ALFÖLD

Data set on land rents is broken down by land-use categories:

ARABLE LAND

PERMANENT GRASSLAND

The administrative source quarterly submitted by the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary includes all agricultural land transactions (purchase) in the reference period.

The agricultural holdings (NACE division 01) are covered.

According to the market price concept, the price of agricultural land (arable land, permanent grassland) is the price paid by the holder in free trade without deduction of taxes or levies (except deductible VAT) and without the inclusion of subsidies.

The agricultural land rent represents the price of renting one hectare of agricultural land in the reference period (calendar year). The renting prices should be collected from the person, who is renting the agricultural land for agricultural use (paid renting price). Rents correspond to payments made to the owner of land in return for him making assets available to another unit. 

The irrigable arable land area in Hungary doesn't exceed 15 per cent of the total Utilised Agricultural Area and therefore the breakdown of arable land into irrigable and non/irrigable is not provided.

The statistical units used for data collection on agricultural land prices are land transactions (purchase) included in the database maintained by National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.

The reporting units used for data collection on land rents are agricultural holdings (NACE division 01) broken down to the two following basic groups

-legal units - agricultural enterprises,

-private agricultural holdings reaching certain physical thresholds.

According to the physical threshold of the FSS 2016 on 1st June 2016 a unit considered as a private holding uses at least

- 1500 m² productive land area (including jointly or severally arable land, kitchen garden, orchard, vineyard, meadow, pasture, forest, fish-pond, reed), or

- 500 m² orchards or vineyards, jointly or severally (at least 400 m² of fruit trees and 200 m² of berries or vines), or

- 500 m² nurseries or other permanent crops,

- 100 m² land area under cover, or

- 50 m² mushroom area, or

has at least

- one head of bigger animals including cattle, pig, horse, sheep, goat, buffalo, emu, ostrich, donkey, or

- 50 heads of poultry jointly or severally, such as hens, geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea fowls, or

- 25-25 heads of rabbits, furry animals, pigeons for slaughter, or

- 5 bee colonies, or

provides agricultural services.

The price of one hectare of agricultural land purchased for agricultural use is proposed as the observation unit.

The field of observation should include the arable land and permanent grassland purchased from private owners or real estate agencies that sell land for agricultural use and should exclude transactions for non-agricultural purposes (lifestyle buyers, construction sites etc.) and transactions of land among relatives.

The renting price of one hectare of arable land and permanent grassland rented for agricultural use is proposed as the observation unit. The renting prices at NUTS III (county) level represent an average price of arable land and permanent grassland.

No.

The specific set of physical thresholds apply to the private agricultural holdings, that are surveyed in the frame of the agricultural rent prices data collection.

According to the physical threshold of the FSS 2016 on 1st June 2016 a unit considered as a private holding uses at least

- 1500 m² productive land area (including jointly or severally arable land, kitchen garden, orchard, vineyard, meadow, pasture, forest, fish-pond, reed), or

- 500 m² orchards or vineyards, jointly or severally (at least 400 m² of fruit trees and 200 m² of berries or vines), or

- 500 m² nurseries or other permanent crops,

- 100 m² land area under cover, or

- 50 m² mushroom area, or

has at least

- one head of bigger animals including cattle, pig, horse, sheep, goat, buffalo, emu, ostrich, donkey, or

- 50 heads of poultry jointly or severally, such as hens, geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea fowls, or

- 25-25 heads of rabbits, furry animals, pigeons for slaughter, or

- 5 bee colonies, or

provides agricultural services.

As concerns the geographical coverage the data on land prices are provided on national, NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 level.

Rents data are calculated at national, NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 level representing an average rent of arable land and permanent grassland.

2009-2019

2008-2019

2011

2011

Decree of the Ministry of Finance 40/2006 (XII. 25) on handling of documents related to levies, and imposing, accounting of levies.

The Act CLV of 2016 on Statistics provides the general regulatory framework of surveys implemented in Hungary. All the surveys are included in the National Statistical Data Collection Program approved in Government Decree 288/2009 (15 December) on data collections and data transmissions in the National Statistical Data Collection Program.

There are no confidentiality issues related to the dissemination of data on land prices transmitted to Eurostat.

There are no confidentiality issues related to the dissemination of data on land rents transmitted to Eurostat.

Yes.

Yes.

Also the calculation of the average price (purchase) of vineyard, orchard and forest areas are carried out.

Also the calculation of the average renting price of vineyard, orchard and forest areas are carried out.

10 months

10 months

6 November 2020

6 November 2020

Agricultural land prices at national and regional level (NUTS0, NUTS I, NUTS II) are comparable to each other.

Agricultural land rents at national and regional level (NUTS0, NUTS I, NUTS II) are comparable to each other.

Land prices data of different years at national and regional level are comparable to each other.

Land rents data of different years at national and regional level are comparable to each other.

Land prices data are based on administrative source submitted quarterly by the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary which includes all land transactions (purchase) in the reference period.

Land rents data are based on direct observation. The data collection is integrated into the land use survey. Agricultural holdings are contacted directly and asked about rental prices related to the holding by category of agricultural land. Full-scope survey is carried out in case of agricultural enterprises and distinguished private holdings. Sample survey is designed in case of non-distinguished private holdings. In 2020 land rents data collection was integrated in Agricultural Census 2020.

2010

2008

Land prices data are based on administrative source submitted quarterly by the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary which includes all land transactions (purchase) in the reference period.

Agricultural enterprises and distinguished private holdings fulfil their obligation of data supply by electronic questionnaire. Also non-distinguished private holdings have possibility to complete the electronic questionnaire, otherwise the data collection was implemented by face-to-face interviews.

Process of monitoring the results of data compilation and ensuring the quality of the statistical results:

- outlier test,

- remove duplicate values, 

- imputation of missing data.

Process of monitoring the results of data compilation and ensuring the quality of the statistical results:

- checking the completeness of data supplied,

- checking of logical and arithmetical coherency within and between the tables of the questionnaire,

- outlier test,

- remove duplicate values, 

- imputation of missing data.

Step 1.: After the data revision and the outlier screening, NUTS 3 data on land prices are calculated;

Step 2.: The NUTS 3 level prices are weighted by the purchased area;

Steps 3.-5.: The aggregation of agricultural prices at national, NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 levels is made by calculating a weighted average using the information on area from the latest FSS as a weight.

Step 1.: After the data revision and the outlier screening, NUTS 3 data on rental prices are calculated;

Step 2.: The NUTS 3 level rental prices are weighted by the rental area;

Steps 3.-5.: The aggregation of agricultural rents at national, NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 levels is made by calculating a weighted average using the information on area from the latest FSS as a weight.

The aggregation of agricultural prices at national, NUTS I and NUTS II levels is made by calculating a weighted average using the information on area from the latest FSS as a weight.

The aggregation of agricultural land rents at national, NUTS I and NUTS II levels is made by calculating a weighted average using the information on area from the latest FSS as a weight.

The irrigable arable land area in Hungary doesn't exceed 15 per cent of the total Utilised Agricultural Area and therefore the breakdown of arable land into irrigable and non/irrigable is not provided.

The irrigable arable land area in Hungary doesn't exceed 15 per cent of the total Utilised Agricultural Area and therefore the breakdown of arable land into irrigable and non/irrigable is not provided.