Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Austria
Austria: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 6.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Austria stood at 6.72 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Austria peaked at 7.39 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Austria ranks 17th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 5.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 7.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Austria?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Austria was 6.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.