Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Austria

Austria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 155,749 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
155,749 ha
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
87th
of 186 countries
All-time high
166,080 ha
in 1994
All-time low
5,425 ha
in 1973
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Austria, 1961–2017

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Austria is 155,749 ha, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Austria peaked at 166,080 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5,425 ha, in 1973.

Austria ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Austria, 1961 to 2017.
Year ha Change
1961 7,665 ha —
1962 7,759 ha +1.2%
1963 9,500 ha +22.4%
1964 10,987 ha +15.7%
1965 10,063 ha -8.4%
1966 11,075 ha +10.1%
1967 11,643 ha +5.1%
1968 11,274 ha -3.2%
1969 7,027 ha -37.7%
1970 6,854 ha -2.5%
1971 6,594 ha -3.8%
1972 6,718 ha +1.9%
1973 5,425 ha -19.2%
1974 5,472 ha +0.9%
1975 5,585 ha +2.1%
1976 5,501 ha -1.5%
1977 6,007 ha +9.2%
1978 7,429 ha +23.7%
1979 7,842 ha +5.6%
1980 10,264 ha +30.9%
1981 9,996 ha -2.6%
1982 8,523 ha -14.7%
1983 8,212 ha -3.6%
1984 9,370 ha +14.1%
1985 11,081 ha +18.3%
1986 15,540 ha +40.2%
1987 40,694 ha +161.9%
1988 62,795 ha +54.3%
1989 67,615 ha +7.7%
1990 78,779 ha +16.5%
1991 93,502 ha +18.7%
1992 145,139 ha +55.2%
1993 156,119 ha +7.6%
1994 166,080 ha +6.4%
1995 144,404 ha -13.1%
1996 113,240 ha -21.6%
1997 108,419 ha -4.3%
1998 112,873 ha +4.1%
1999 129,765 ha +15.0%
2000 108,530 ha -16.4%
2001 115,812 ha +6.7%
2002 114,699 ha -1.0%
2003 107,650 ha -6.1%
2004 101,636 ha -5.6%
2005 112,136 ha +10.3%
2006 129,762 ha +15.7%
2007 118,631 ha -8.6%
2008 121,663 ha +2.6%
2009 134,024 ha +10.2%
2010 146,087 ha +9.0%
2011 148,409 ha +1.6%
2012 143,201 ha -3.5%
2013 144,299 ha +0.8%
2014 144,902 ha +0.4%
2015 152,045 ha +4.9%
2016 152,929 ha +0.6%
2017 155,749 ha +1.8%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 155,749 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 155,749 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,052 ha, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +161.9% 15,540 ha 40,694 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,666 ha 7,027 ha 11,643 ha 9
1970s 6,343 ha 5,425 ha 7,842 ha 10
1980s 24,409 ha 8,212 ha 67,615 ha 10
1990s 124,832 ha 78,779 ha 166,080 ha 10
2000s 116,454 ha 101,636 ha 134,024 ha 10
2010s 148,453 ha 143,201 ha 155,749 ha 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 84 Afghanistan 177,405 ha compare
  2. 85 Japan 161,166 ha compare
  3. 86 Guinea-Bissau 156,837 ha compare
  4. 88 Madagascar 148,104 ha compare
  5. 89 Peru 141,063 ha compare
  6. 90 Republic of Korea 138,028 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Austria?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Austria was 155,749 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 166,080 ha in 1994.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 5,425 ha in 1973.
How does Austria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
Austria ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,169 data points, 1961–2024
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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.