Grassland organic soils — Area in Austria
Austria: Grassland organic soils — Area was 9,950 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Austria is 9,950 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Austria peaked at 10,274 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,527 ha, in 1998.
That places Austria 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,550 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,549 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,542 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,527 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,527 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,527 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,830 ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 9,131 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 9,264 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9,595 ha | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9,605 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9,810 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9,985 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9,985 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,985 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,985 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,057 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10,115 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10,115 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,129 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10,217 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10,218 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,218 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,218 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,219 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,274 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9,940 ha | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 9,941 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,952 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9,950 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,950 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,950 ha | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 9,950 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 139.27 ha, 71.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 9,950 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,517 ha, 4.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,570 ha | 8,527 ha | 8,830 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,740 ha | 9,131 ha | 10,057 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,166 ha | 9,940 ha | 10,274 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,949 ha | 9,941 ha | 9,952 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in Austria?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Austria was 9,950 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10,274 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,527 ha in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Austria ranks 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.