Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Austria
Austria: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 51.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Austria is 51.46 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Austria peaked at 51.46 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.99 %, in 1973.
That places Austria 86th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.51 % | — |
| 1962 | 47.61 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 47.45 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.66 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 47.92 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 47.45 % | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 47.43 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 47.66 % | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 47.3 % | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.54 % | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 47.79 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 48.02 % | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 46.99 % | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 47.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 47.37 % | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 47.75 % | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 48.12 % | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.64 % | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 48.46 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 48.9 % | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 49.09 % | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 47.56 % | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 47.64 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 47.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.54 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.83 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 47.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.16 % | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 47.58 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.66 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.32 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.53 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.43 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.42 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 47.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 47.56 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.72 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.83 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.33 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.89 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.07 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.31 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.54 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.84 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.35 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.06 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 50.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 50 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.91 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 50.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.44 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 51.46 % | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 51.46 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 51.46 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.55 % | 47.3 % | 47.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.79 % | 46.99 % | 48.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.04 % | 47.52 % | 49.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.44 % | 47.16 % | 47.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.18 % | 47.56 % | 48.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.75 % | 49.07 % | 50.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1 % | 50.83 % | 51.46 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 83 Türkiye 52.34 % compare
- 83 Turkey 52.34 % compare
- 85 Iraq 52.18 % compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 51.35 % compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 50.4 % compare
- 89 China, Hong Kong SAR 50 % 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Austria?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Austria was 51.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.46 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.99 % in 1973.
- How does Austria rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Austria ranks 86th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.