Arable land use per person in Austria
Austria: Arable land use per person was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (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.