Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria
Austria: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.1256 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria is 0.1256 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.2556 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1256 hectares per person, in 2025.
Austria ranks 98th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2556 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2542 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2504 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2465 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2388 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2349 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2309 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2275 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2246 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2216 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2186 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2154 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2123 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2099 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2085 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2069 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2049 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2031 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2015 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1995 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1992 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1992 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1997 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1999 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1999 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1992 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1978 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1951 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1922 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1899 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1884 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1873 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1864 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.186 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1855 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1835 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1813 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1789 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1766 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.174 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1691 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1671 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1651 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1633 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1614 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1588 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.156 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.153 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1518 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1512 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1441 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1431 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1424 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1357 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1351 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1338 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1298 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1276 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -1.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.1256 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.1256 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1739 hectares per person, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2406 hectares per person | 0.2246 hectares per person | 0.2556 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2103 hectares per person | 0.2015 hectares per person | 0.2216 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1996 hectares per person | 0.1992 hectares per person | 0.2 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1896 hectares per person | 0.1855 hectares per person | 0.1978 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.173 hectares per person | 0.1633 hectares per person | 0.1835 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1503 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1614 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1313 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1357 hectares per person | 6 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 14.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Austria was 0.1256 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2556 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1256 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Austria ranks 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.