Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Austria
Austria: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 726,060 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Austria stood at 726,060 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Austria peaked at 1.07 million ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 726,060 ha, in 2024.
That places Austria 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 902,089 ha | — |
| 1962 | 897,794 ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 888,269 ha | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 896,099 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 866,741 ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 900,828 ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 902,756 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 911,199 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 957,929 ha | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 961,847 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 969,719 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 975,268 ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 982,257 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 986,019 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 987,058 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.02 million ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.03 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.05 million ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million ha | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 966,344 ha | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 946,951 ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 948,437 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 924,565 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 838,900 ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 826,603 ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 822,728 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 809,135 ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 833,764 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 849,121 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 840,960 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 811,405 ha | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 831,695 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 825,984 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 816,775 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 812,408 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 819,595 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 800,099 ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 780,782 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 815,523 ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 845,637 ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 839,771 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 824,426 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 809,471 ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 813,509 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 786,663 ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 811,771 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 783,127 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 786,833 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 778,650 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 778,940 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 776,400 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 764,890 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 747,450 ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 754,950 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 742,450 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 726,060 ha | -2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 726,060 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Austria's 726,060 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 902,634 ha | 866,741 ha | 957,929 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.00 million ha | 961,847 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million ha | 946,951 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 850,562 ha | 809,135 ha | 948,437 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 818,827 ha | 780,782 ha | 845,637 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,979 ha | 776,400 ha | 824,426 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 747,160 ha | 726,060 ha | 764,890 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Austria?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Austria was 726,060 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 726,060 ha in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.