Barley yields in Austria
Austria: Barley yields was 5.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.73 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
11th
of 105 countries
All-time high
6.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
2.38 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Barley yields in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.73 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Austria peaked at 6.42 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Austria 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley yields in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 1967 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 1980 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 1983 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.43 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.82 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 8 Netherlands 6.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 United Kingdom 5.94 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 5.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Bulgaria 5.61 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Qatar 5.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Denmark 5.5 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields in Austria?
- Barley yields in Austria was 5.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for barley yields?
- Austria ranks 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.