Rye yields in Austria
Austria: Rye yields was 4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rye yields in Austria stood at 4 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Austria peaked at 5.1 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Austria ranks 11th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Austria?
- Rye yields in Austria was 4 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for rye yields?
- Austria ranks 11th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.