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 78th out of 231 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.
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
- 75 Albania 52.35 % compare
- 76 Türkiye 52.34 % compare
- 77 Iraq 52.18 % compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 51.35 % compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 50.4 % compare
- 81 China, Hong Kong SAR 50 % 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 — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (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 78th out of 231 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.