Arable land — Area in Austria

Austria: Arable land — Area was 1,321 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,321 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
102nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
1,689 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
1,321 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Austria, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

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 102nd of 231 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 103 Slovakia 1,304 1000 ha compare
  5. 104 Republic of Korea 1,302 1000 ha compare
  6. 105 Kyrgyzstan 1,288 1000 ha compare

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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 102nd out of 231 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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.