Honey by country
Hungary
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Hungary as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
14,000 t
natural honey, 2020
official figure
1,171,000
beehives, 2023
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2020, Hungary produced 14,000 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 1 of 1 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2020, about 0.7% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (15,165 t), production fell by 8%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 32,000 t in 2017, the lowest 3,700 t in 1961.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 1,171,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 7 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Hungary
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera1,057 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum355 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea315 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris199 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta185 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius155 GBIF records
- Megachile sculpturalis132 GBIF records
- Osmia bicolor93 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum87 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis84 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes71 GBIF records
- Colletes cunicularius32 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Hungary. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.