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 111th of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.23 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.24 % | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.24 % | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.61 % | +144.0% |
| 1981 | 0.97 % | +59.0% |
| 1982 | 1.35 % | +39.2% |
| 1983 | 1.85 % | +37.0% |
| 1984 | 2.23 % | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 2.62 % | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 3.04 % | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 3.44 % | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 3.79 % | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 4.17 % | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 4.65 % | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 4.99 % | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 5.44 % | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 5.87 % | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 6.27 % | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 6.43 % | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6.46 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.51 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.47 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.43 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.38 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.26 % | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 8.29 % | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.57 % | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 7 % | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 6.44 % | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 7.11 % | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 7.78 % | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.45 % | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 7.98 % | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.54 % | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 7.07 % | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 7.15 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.78 % | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 7.17 % | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 7.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.18 % | +55.5% |
| 2024 | 11.2 % | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.2 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 76% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.2 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +144.0% | 0.25 % | 0.61 % |
| 1981 | +59.0% | 0.61 % | 0.97 % |
| 2023 | +55.5% | 7.19 % | 11.18 % |
| 1982 | +39.2% | 0.97 % | 1.35 % |
| 1983 | +37.0% | 1.35 % | 1.85 % |
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
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 13.13 % compare
- 109 Montenegro 12.39 % compare
- 110 Switzerland 12.27 % compare
- 112 Guatemala 11.05 % compare
- 113 Republic of Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 113 Moldova 10.46 % compare
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 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 111th out of 217 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.