Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Austria
Austria: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Austria 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Austria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 107 Zambia 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Latvia 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Congo 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Costa Rica 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Slovenia 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.4711 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Austria?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.