Share of cereals allocated to human food in Austria
Austria: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 22.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Austria stood at 22.2%.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Austria peaked at 40.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2019.
That places Austria 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6% | 29.4% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.1% | 18.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 16.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 22.2% | 4 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Austria?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Austria was 22.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Austria ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.