Land use in Austria
Austria: Land use was 1.39 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Austria stood at 1.39 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Austria peaked at 1.75 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million hectares, in 2023.
Austria ranks 104th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.71 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Austria?
- Land use in Austria was 1.39 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million hectares in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for land use?
- Austria ranks 104th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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