Rye — Area harvested in Austria
Austria: Rye — Area harvested was 32,150 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Austria stood at 32,150 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Austria peaked at 211,737 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26,924 ha, in 2006.
Austria ranks 21st of 66 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.
Rye — Area harvested in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 211,737 ha | — |
| 1962 | 208,923 ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 155,772 ha | -25.4% |
| 1964 | 166,237 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 156,518 ha | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 144,003 ha | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 138,651 ha | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 142,229 ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 147,144 ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 136,498 ha | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 145,210 ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 143,962 ha | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 122,947 ha | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 122,836 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 118,745 ha | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 119,676 ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 118,749 ha | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 108,912 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 105,542 ha | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 109,234 ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 101,109 ha | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 100,118 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 93,160 ha | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 93,525 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 88,131 ha | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 83,406 ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 85,415 ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 87,889 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 91,019 ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 93,041 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 85,070 ha | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 69,114 ha | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 73,701 ha | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 77,021 ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 76,826 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 51,222 ha | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 57,807 ha | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 59,282 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 55,901 ha | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 52,473 ha | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 51,219 ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 47,145 ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 40,003 ha | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 45,664 ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 42,847 ha | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 26,924 ha | -37.2% |
| 2007 | 46,702 ha | +73.5% |
| 2008 | 53,171 ha | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 48,528 ha | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 45,699 ha | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 45,943 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48,525 ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 56,108 ha | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 48,241 ha | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 39,563 ha | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 37,312 ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 34,476 ha | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 40,730 ha | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 43,680 ha | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 42,740 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 32,870 ha | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 34,430 ha | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 38,470 ha | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 32,150 ha | -16.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 32,150 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 32,150 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 4.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +73.5% | 26,924 ha | 46,702 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163,468 ha | 138,651 ha | 211,737 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,308 ha | 105,542 ha | 145,210 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,301 ha | 83,406 ha | 109,234 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,898 ha | 51,222 ha | 93,041 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,468 ha | 26,924 ha | 53,171 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,028 ha | 34,476 ha | 56,108 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,132 ha | 32,150 ha | 42,740 ha | 5 |
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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 rye — area harvested in Austria?
- Rye — area harvested in Austria was 32,150 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 211,737 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,924 ha in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for rye — area harvested?
- Austria ranks 21st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 Rye — 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.