Arable land use per person in Austria
Austria: Arable land use per person was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1447 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
85th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2383 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1447 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.1447 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Austria peaked at 0.2383 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1447 hectares per person, in 2023.
Austria ranks 85th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Austria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2383 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2358 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2308 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2294 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2207 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2169 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2159 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.213 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2124 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2116 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2105 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1996 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1992 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1994 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2009 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.202 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2046 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2035 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2047 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2027 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1903 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1911 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1914 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1901 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.19 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1922 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1915 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1857 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1863 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1831 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1795 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1793 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.176 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1754 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1746 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1725 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1699 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1678 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1666 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1659 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1645 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1638 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1631 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.162 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1607 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1597 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1582 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1557 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1539 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1511 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1501 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1493 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1486 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1477 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1461 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1447 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.1447 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.1447 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2255 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1992 hectares per person | 0.2124 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1947 hectares per person | 0.19 hectares per person | 0.2047 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.1754 hectares per person | 0.1863 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1638 hectares per person | 0.1746 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1564 hectares per person | 0.1493 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1468 hectares per person | 0.1447 hectares per person | 0.1486 hectares per person | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Austria?
- Arable land use per person in Austria was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2383 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for arable land use per person?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.