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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Austria, 1961–2024
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 122nd out of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 50.55 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 50.41 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 50.12 % | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 50.5 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 50.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50.23 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 49.87 % | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 49.61 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 49.38 % | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.14 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 49.97 % | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 49.74 % | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 49.55 % | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 49.18 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 48.8 % | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.28 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 48.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 47.95 % | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 47.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.01 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 49.9 % | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 49.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 49.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 50.01 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 50.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.74 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 49.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.23 % | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 49.82 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 50.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.11 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.71 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.36 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.17 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.98 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.73 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.07 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.75 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.07 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.14 % | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 47.42 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.48 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.49 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 46.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.01 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 46.05 % | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 46.05 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Austria's 46.05 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 119 British Virgin Islands 47.37 % compare
- 120 Palau 46.51 % compare
- 121 Dominican Republic 46.29 % compare
- 123 Martinique 45.91 % compare
- 124 Honduras 45.89 % compare
- 125 Yugoslav SFR 45.42 % 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 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 122nd out of 237 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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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.