How have things changed? in Austria
Austria: How have things changed? was 5,358 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,358 metric tons
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
166th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,520 metric tons
in 2023
All-time low
2,040 metric tons
in 1975
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Austria, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5,358 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Austria peaked at 5,520 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,040 metric tons, in 1975.
Austria ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Austria, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 5,100 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 4,900 metric tons | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 4,200 metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 4,000 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 3,500 metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 3,200 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 2,900 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 2,600 metric tons | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 2,200 metric tons | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 2,070 metric tons | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 2,040 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,360 metric tons | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 2,470 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 3,700 metric tons | +49.8% |
| 1979 | 4,100 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 4,300 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 4,400 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 4,500 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4,700 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 4,700 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,800 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,700 metric tons | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 4,600 metric tons | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 5,100 metric tons | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 5,000 metric tons | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3,659 metric tons | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 3,635 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3,619 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3,560 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3,491 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,322 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 3,399 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3,483 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,360 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 3,499 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3,286 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 2,755 metric tons | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 2,683 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,605 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,667 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,790 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,863 metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,889 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,437 metric tons | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 2,491 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,517 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,254 metric tons | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 3,426 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 3,587 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3,740 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3,853 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,833 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,212 metric tons | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 4,342 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4,605 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 4,892 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 5,270 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 5,069 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 5,520 metric tons | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 5,358 metric tons | -2.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5,358 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 27% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5,358 metric tons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,278 metric tons, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +49.8% | 2,470 metric tons | 3,700 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,340 metric tons | 3,500 metric tons | 5,100 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 2,764 metric tons | 2,040 metric tons | 4,100 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,680 metric tons | 4,300 metric tons | 5,100 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,503 metric tons | 3,322 metric tons | 3,659 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,747 metric tons | 2,437 metric tons | 3,286 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,737 metric tons | 2,517 metric tons | 4,605 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,222 metric tons | 4,892 metric tons | 5,520 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 5,730 metric tons compare
- 164 Cape Verde 5,587 metric tons compare
- 165 Tajikistan 5,483 metric tons compare
- 167 New Caledonia 5,323 metric tons compare
- 168 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,237 metric tons compare
- 169 Singapore 4,116 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Austria?
- How have things changed? in Austria was 5,358 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,520 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,040 metric tons in 1975.
- How does Austria rank for how have things changed??
- Austria ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.