Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Austria
Austria: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 23,720 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Austria recorded 23,720 ha for rape or colza seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Austria peaked at 89,246 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,779 ha, in 1979.
That places Austria 42nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,491 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,427 ha | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 4,393 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 5,752 ha | +30.9% |
| 1965 | 6,073 ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 6,545 ha | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 6,762 ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 6,416 ha | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 4,191 ha | -34.7% |
| 1970 | 3,960 ha | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 3,517 ha | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 3,370 ha | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2,272 ha | -32.6% |
| 1974 | 2,205 ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 2,478 ha | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1,950 ha | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 2,113 ha | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 2,745 ha | +29.9% |
| 1979 | 1,779 ha | -35.2% |
| 1980 | 3,941 ha | +121.5% |
| 1981 | 4,413 ha | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 4,080 ha | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 4,735 ha | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 4,772 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6,324 ha | +32.5% |
| 1986 | 8,750 ha | +38.4% |
| 1987 | 23,102 ha | +164.0% |
| 1988 | 31,103 ha | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 35,255 ha | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 40,844 ha | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 46,880 ha | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 52,007 ha | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 59,090 ha | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 71,402 ha | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 89,246 ha | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 64,904 ha | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 54,897 ha | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 52,086 ha | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 65,768 ha | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 51,762 ha | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 56,098 ha | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 55,383 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 44,035 ha | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 35,284 ha | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 35,251 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42,582 ha | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 48,509 ha | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 56,056 ha | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 56,933 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 53,804 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 53,636 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 55,821 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 58,557 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 52,816 ha | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 37,529 ha | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 39,662 ha | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 40,502 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 40,500 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,970 ha | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 31,800 ha | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 28,270 ha | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 28,380 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26,550 ha | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 23,720 ha | -10.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 23,720 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,255 ha, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Austria's 23,720 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,525 ha, 49% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza seed — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +164.0% | 8,750 ha | 23,102 ha |
| 1980 | +121.5% | 1,779 ha | 3,941 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,450 ha | 4,191 ha | 6,762 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,639 ha | 1,779 ha | 3,960 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,648 ha | 3,941 ha | 35,255 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,712 ha | 40,844 ha | 89,246 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,189 ha | 35,251 ha | 56,933 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,880 ha | 35,970 ha | 58,557 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,744 ha | 23,720 ha | 31,800 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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Austria?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Austria was 23,720 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 89,246 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,779 ha in 1979.
- How does Austria rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Austria ranks 42nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 Rape or colza seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.