Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Austria

Austria: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 51.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
51.46 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
78th
of 231 countries
All-time high
51.46 %
in 2024
All-time low
46.99 %
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Austria, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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.