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The indicator shows total economic losses from weather- and climate-related extreme events (such as windstorms, flooding, heatwaves, cold spells, droughts or wildfires) per country and per year (since 1980). A moving average for the previous 30 years is added because of the large interannual variability of the losses.
The value of climate-related economic losses decreased in Hungary between 1990 and 2021. Although it increased in the two following years, it remained below the EU average.
The second national climate change strategy, adopted by the Hungarian parliament in 2018, places special focus on adaptation to climate change, the development of climate forecasting and protection and the prevention of negative impacts . Further efforts are needed to mainstream the strategy into sectoral policies, continuously enhancing resilience in practice.
Agriculture is the sector most exposed to the effects of climate change. In agriculture, the greatest losses are caused by droughts, followed by hail and frost damage . Between 1990 and 2023, there were 11 years in which the proportion of areas affected by drought exceeded 50% of Hungary’s territory . In order to mitigate agricultural damage, the Hungarian government has been operating a complex risk management system since 2012 . Between 2000 and 2023, protection against floods and excess water resulted in significant costs every year . The number of heatwave days is also on the rise .
References and footnotes
- a bHungarian National Assembly, Resolution on the 2nd national climate change strategy 2018-2030, looking ahead to 2050, No 23/2018, 31 October 2018, accessed 2 July 2025, https://mkogy.jogtar.hu/jogszabaly?docid=A18H0023.OGY.
- ↵Hungarian Central Statistical Office, ‘Drought-affected areas’, 15.1.1.39, 19 June 2025, accessed 2 July 2025, https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/kor/hu/kor0039.html.
- ↵Government of Hungary, ‘Mezőgazdasági kockázatkezelési eszközök Magyarországon’, Government of Hungary website, accessed 2 July 2025, https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/hu/foldmuvelesugyi-miniszterium/agrargazdasagert-felelos-allamtitkarsag/mezogazdasagi-kockazatkezeles-es-megelozes.
- ↵Hungarian Central Statistical Office, ‘Sustainable development indicators – Flood and inland water’, Hungarian Central Statistical Office website, accessed 2 July 2025, https://ksh.hu/s/kiadvanyok/fenntarthato-fejlodes-indikatorai-2022/3-5-sdg-13#3-abra.
- ↵Hungarian Central Statistical Office, ‘Weather data for Hungary and Budapest’, 15.1.1.37, 29 April 2025, accessed 2 July 2025, https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/kor/hu/kor0037.html.