Cropland — Area per capita in Austria
Austria: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.15 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Austria peaked at 0.25 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.15 ha/cap, in 2022.
Austria ranks 114th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2367 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.216 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.206 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.176 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.165 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.154 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Austria?
- Cropland — area per capita in Austria was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Austria ranks 114th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.