Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Austria
Austria: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 60.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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
Austria recorded 60.1% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Austria peaked at 82.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2019.
That places Austria 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59.5% | — |
| 1962 | 62.1% | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 64.9% | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 68.6% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 70.4% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 72.0% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 72.9% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 75.2% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 79.6% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 80.8% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 82.2% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 81.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 80.6% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 74.8% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +5.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 60.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 60.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.3%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -25.1% | 67.1% | 50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1% | 59.5% | 70.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 70.7% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 80.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 70.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.3% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 50.3% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 56.9% | 60.1% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Austria?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Austria was 60.1% 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 animal feed recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Austria ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 animal feed. 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 animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.