Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Austria
Austria: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.54 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Austria, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area under protective cover — area in Austria stood at 0.54 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Austria peaked at 0.76 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.49 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Austria 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.53 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.61 1000 ha | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.76 1000 ha | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 1000 ha | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.63 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.64 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.49 1000 ha | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.55 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.56 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.58 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.59 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.59 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.59 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5433 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.54 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.54 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 65% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.54 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6658 1000 ha, 81% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6333 1000 ha | 0.53 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.609 1000 ha | 0.49 1000 ha | 0.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5707 1000 ha | 0.54 1000 ha | 0.59 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Austria?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Austria was 0.54 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Austria ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 under protective cover — Area. 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.