Barley — Area harvested in Austria
Austria: Barley — Area harvested was 125,680 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Austria stood at 125,680 ha.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Austria peaked at 373,912 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 122,550 ha, in 2022.
Austria ranks 43rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 187,648 ha | — |
| 1962 | 193,080 ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 229,051 ha | +18.6% |
| 1964 | 227,182 ha | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 220,080 ha | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 229,902 ha | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 231,700 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 238,396 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 273,836 ha | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 290,229 ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 294,700 ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 296,112 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 317,855 ha | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 319,256 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 315,472 ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 324,507 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 328,477 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 355,485 ha | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 373,205 ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 373,912 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 362,202 ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 339,802 ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 340,155 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 328,579 ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 334,079 ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 332,685 ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 291,496 ha | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 292,384 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 291,876 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 292,424 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 296,905 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 274,972 ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 265,348 ha | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 252,746 ha | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 229,099 ha | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 259,648 ha | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 260,641 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 265,622 ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 243,886 ha | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 223,762 ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 217,473 ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 200,948 ha | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 212,308 ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 191,333 ha | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 191,740 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 206,443 ha | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 193,331 ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 185,857 ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 181,525 ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 168,891 ha | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 153,286 ha | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 150,576 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 142,574 ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 145,825 ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 151,769 ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 140,425 ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 138,903 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 139,270 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 137,240 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 134,800 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 123,620 ha | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 122,550 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 122,710 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 125,680 ha | +2.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 125,680 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Austria's 125,680 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,653 ha | 187,648 ha | 273,836 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 321,530 ha | 290,229 ha | 373,205 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 328,717 ha | 291,496 ha | 373,912 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,129 ha | 229,099 ha | 296,905 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,472 ha | 181,525 ha | 223,762 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,876 ha | 137,240 ha | 168,891 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,872 ha | 122,550 ha | 134,800 ha | 5 |
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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 barley — area harvested in Austria?
- Barley — area harvested in Austria was 125,680 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 373,912 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,550 ha in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for barley — area harvested?
- Austria ranks 43rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.