Arable land — Area in Austria
Austria: Arable land — Area was 1,321 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1,321 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Austria peaked at 1,689 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,321 1000 ha, in 2022.
Austria ranks 112th of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,689 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,681 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1,656 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1,657 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,660 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,616 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1,600 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,601 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1,585 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,586 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1,587 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,588 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,514 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 1,514 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,511 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,520 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,529 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1,547 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,523 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,536 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,549 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,535 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,439 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,445 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,448 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,439 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,439 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,458 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1,459 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,426 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,445 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,436 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,419 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,423 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,414 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,410 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,406 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,404 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,402 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,399 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,387 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,385 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,380 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,379 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,381 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,377 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,376 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,369 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,367 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,364 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,360 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,355 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,354 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,352 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,346 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,344 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,329 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,327 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,326 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,325 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,321 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,322 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,321 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,321 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 7.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,321 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,638 1000 ha | 1,585 1000 ha | 1,689 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,542 1000 ha | 1,511 1000 ha | 1,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,475 1000 ha | 1,439 1000 ha | 1,549 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,418 1000 ha | 1,402 1000 ha | 1,445 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,380 1000 ha | 1,367 1000 ha | 1,399 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,346 1000 ha | 1,326 1000 ha | 1,364 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,322 1000 ha | 1,321 1000 ha | 1,325 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 arable land — area in Austria?
- Arable land — area in Austria was 1,321 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,689 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,321 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for arable land — area?
- Austria ranks 112th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Arable 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.