Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria
Austria: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0791 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria is 0.0791 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria peaked at 0.1416 hectares per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0791 hectares per person, in 2024.
Austria ranks 67th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1273 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1259 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1238 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.124 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1192 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.123 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1224 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1229 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1287 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1288 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1293 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1295 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1298 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1302 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1355 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1356 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1393 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1415 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1416 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1388 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1389 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1411 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1391 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1393 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1399 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1321 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1243 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1235 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1192 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.107 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1046 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1037 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1048 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1066 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1054 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1015 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1038 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1027 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1011 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1003 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0944 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0983 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1016 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0986 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0965 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0965 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0928 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.095 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0901 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0885 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0881 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0874 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0858 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0835 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0813 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -2.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0791 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0791 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1241 hectares per person | 0.1192 hectares per person | 0.1287 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1329 hectares per person | 0.1288 hectares per person | 0.1415 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1362 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1416 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1078 hectares per person | 0.1015 hectares per person | 0.1235 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 hectares per person | 0.0944 hectares per person | 0.1038 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0924 hectares per person | 0.0874 hectares per person | 0.0986 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0826 hectares per person | 0.0791 hectares per person | 0.0858 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Austria was 0.0791 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1416 hectares per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0791 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Austria ranks 67th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.