Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 6.72 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Austria stood at 6.72 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 7.39 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.33 kg per hectare, in 1965.
That places Austria 17th out of 180 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 | 2.85 kg per hectare | 2.33 kg per hectare | 3.56 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.83 kg per hectare | 3.19 kg per hectare | 4.39 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.92 kg per hectare | 4.15 kg per hectare | 5.55 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.51 kg per hectare | 5.09 kg per hectare | 5.93 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 kg per hectare | 5.26 kg per hectare | 6.81 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 kg per hectare | 5.85 kg per hectare | 7.25 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.03 kg per hectare | 6.72 kg per hectare | 7.39 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 14 United Kingdom 7.14 kg per hectare compare
- 15 Germany 7.01 kg per hectare compare
- 16 Netherlands 6.81 kg per hectare compare
- 18 South Korea 6.62 kg per hectare compare
- 19 Chile 6.61 kg per hectare compare
- 20 Slovenia 6.59 kg 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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 6.72 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 kg per hectare in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.