Arable land in Austria
Austria: Arable land was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Austria stood at 0.1447 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Austria peaked at 0.2383 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1447 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Austria 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.2255 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1992 hectares per person | 0.2124 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1947 hectares per person | 0.19 hectares per person | 0.2047 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.1754 hectares per person | 0.1863 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1638 hectares per person | 0.1746 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1564 hectares per person | 0.1493 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1468 hectares per person | 0.1447 hectares per person | 0.1486 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,722 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.88 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Austria?
- Arable land in Austria was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2383 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1447 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for arable land?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.