What European country saw the largest increase in agricultural output in 2023?

Hungary reported the largest increase in agricultural output in the European Union in 2023, reporting a 26% increase, according to Eurostat data.

Slovakia also reported a double-digit increase (+12%) in agricultural output last year, while there were more modest gains for Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Romania, Slovenia, Cyprus and Czechia.

Ten EU countries reported increases in agricultural output last year, with the remainder reporting a decrease – Greece (-16%) saw the biggest drop, followed by Estonia, Latvia, Spain (each -9%) and Sweden (-8%).

Agricultural output in EU

In 2023, agricultural output in the European Union as a whole was valued at €537.1 billion in basic prices, a 1.5% decrease compared to the previous year.

‘This slight drop from the peak value of output in 2022 ended the upward trend that had started in 2010,’ Eurostat noted. ‘This change in nominal value reflected the balance of a fall in the volume of output (-2.3 %) and slight rise in the nominal price for agricultural goods and services (+0.8 %).’

In 2023, more than half (51%) of the EU’s agricultural output value came from crops (€273.6 billion, -6% compared with 2022), and 40% came from animals and animal products (€214.3 billion +2% compared with 2022), according to Eurostat. The remaining share came from agricultural services and secondary activities.

EU agricultural input costs not related to investment (intermediate consumption) were 3% lower in 2023 compared to 2022. Read more here.

Agricultural output in 2023 by EU member state (€m)

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