Agricultural land use, per capita in Austria
Austria: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2844 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Austria stood at 0.2844 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.5017 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2844 hectares per person, in 2023.
Austria ranks 124th of 209 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.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5017 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4952 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4863 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4813 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4764 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4652 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4573 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.453 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4504 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4467 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4428 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4384 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4247 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4221 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4208 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4208 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4198 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4206 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4163 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4161 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4169 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4149 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4002 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4011 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4015 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3999 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3998 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4019 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4004 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3938 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3916 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3843 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3794 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3773 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3751 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3736 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3721 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3711 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3698 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.367 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3626 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3591 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3509 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3472 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3439 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3412 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3376 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.335 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3323 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3286 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3245 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3203 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3176 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3145 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3056 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3017 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3001 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2986 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2919 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2906 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2873 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2844 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4741 hectares per person | 0.4504 hectares per person | 0.5017 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4273 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | 0.4467 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4053 hectares per person | 0.3998 hectares per person | 0.4169 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3788 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 0.3938 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.35 hectares per person | 0.335 hectares per person | 0.367 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3144 hectares per person | 0.2986 hectares per person | 0.3323 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2885 hectares per person | 0.2844 hectares per person | 0.2919 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Austria?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Austria was 0.2844 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5017 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2844 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Austria ranks 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.