Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Austria
Austria: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 31.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Austria stood at 31.1 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Austria peaked at 43.09 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.1 %, in 2024.
That places Austria 143rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.09 % | — |
| 1962 | 42.79 % | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 42.29 % | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 42.13 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 41.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 41.27 % | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 40.88 % | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 40.71 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 40.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 40.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 40.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 40.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 39.05 % | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 38.87 % | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 38.65 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 38.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 38.51 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 38.09 % | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 38.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 38.24 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 38.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 36.67 % | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 36.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 36.68 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 36.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 36.94 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 36.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 36.64 % | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 36.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 36.51 % | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.34 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.28 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 36.13 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 36.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 35.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.87 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 35.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 35.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 35.34 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.17 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 34.96 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 34.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.46 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.05 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.87 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 33.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.41 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 33.15 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 32.92 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.36 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.17 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.15 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.54 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.14 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.1 % | -0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 31.1 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Austria's 31.1 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.75 % | 40.61 % | 43.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.1 % | 38.09 % | 40.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.19 % | 36.67 % | 38.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.23 % | 35.81 % | 36.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.71 % | 33.87 % | 35.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.78 % | 32.13 % | 33.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.36 % | 31.1 % | 31.54 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 140 Costa Rica 31.43 % compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 31.4 % compare
- 142 Congo 31.19 % compare
- 144 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 30.82 % compare
- 145 Slovenia 30.36 % compare
- 146 Guam 29.57 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Austria?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Austria was 31.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.09 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1 % in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Austria ranks 143rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.