Barley yields in Austria
Austria: Barley yields was 5.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 104 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.
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 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (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 104 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.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.