Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Austria

Austria: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 46.05 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
46.05 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 202 countries
All-time high
50.68 %
in 1963
All-time low
46.01 %
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Austria, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Austria recorded 46.05 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Austria peaked at 50.68 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 46.01 %, in 2023.

That places Austria 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50.39 % 49.87 % 50.68 % 9
1970s 49.2 % 48.28 % 49.97 % 10
1980s 49.28 % 47.77 % 50.03 % 10
1990s 50.04 % 49.82 % 50.23 % 10
2000s 49.43 % 48.73 % 50 % 10
2010s 47.81 % 47.14 % 48.58 % 10
2020s 46.32 % 46.01 % 46.58 % 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 106 British Virgin Islands 47.37 % compare
  2. 107 Palau 46.51 % compare
  3. 108 Dominican Republic 46.29 % compare
  4. 110 Martinique 45.91 % compare
  5. 111 Honduras 45.89 % compare
  6. 112 Yugoslav SFR 45.42 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Austria?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Austria was 46.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 50.68 % in 1963.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 46.01 % in 2023.
How does Austria rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Austria ranks 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.