Agricultural land — Area in Austria
Austria: Agricultural land — Area was 2,567 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Austria recorded 2,567 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Austria peaked at 3,555 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,567 1000 ha, in 2024.
Austria ranks 117th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,445 1000 ha | 3,351 1000 ha | 3,555 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,227 1000 ha | 3,143 1000 ha | 3,336 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,069 1000 ha | 3,026 1000 ha | 3,155 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,990 1000 ha | 2,955 1000 ha | 3,037 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,865 1000 ha | 2,795 1000 ha | 2,940 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,705 1000 ha | 2,651 1000 ha | 2,779 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,588 1000 ha | 2,567 1000 ha | 2,603 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 114 Lesotho 2,820 1000 ha compare
- 115 Denmark 2,605 1000 ha compare
- 116 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,598 1000 ha compare
- 118 Dominican Republic 2,481 1000 ha compare
- 119 Republic of Moldova 2,411 1000 ha compare
- 120 Georgia 2,342 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Austria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.32 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Austria?
- Agricultural land — area in Austria was 2,567 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,555 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,567 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for agricultural land — area?
- Austria ranks 117th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.