Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Austria
Austria: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 11.2 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Austria is 11.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Austria peaked at 11.2 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.23 %, in 1961.
Austria ranks 101st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2344 % | 0.23 % | 0.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.246 % | 0.24 % | 0.25 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 % | 0.61 % | 4.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 % | 4.65 % | 6.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.17 % | 6.2 % | 8.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 % | 6.44 % | 8.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1 % | 7.17 % | 11.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 13.13 % compare
- 99 Montenegro 12.39 % compare
- 100 Switzerland 12.27 % compare
- 102 Guatemala 11.05 % compare
- 103 Republic of Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 104 Mauritania 9.78 % compare
More environment data for Austria
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Austria?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Austria was 11.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 % in 1961.
- How does Austria rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Austria ranks 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.