Barley production in Austria
In 2024 Austria produced 720,290 t of barley, the 34th largest in the world (0.51% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%. The record was 1.5 million t in 1985. Area harvested: 125,680 ha, yield 5.7 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 720,290 t
- World rank
- 34 of 100
- 10-year change
- −15%
- Record
- 1.5 million t
- 1985
Barley in Austria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 720,290 | −6.7% | 125,680 | 5.73 |
| 2023 | 772,120 | +0.7% | 122,710 | 6.29 |
| 2022 | 767,120 | +3.3% | 122,550 | 6.26 |
| 2021 | 742,530 | −14% | 123,620 | 6.01 |
| 2020 | 864,860 | +4.4% | 134,800 | 6.42 |
| 2019 | 828,130 | +20% | 137,240 | 6.03 |
| 2018 | 691,030 | −12% | 139,270 | 4.96 |
| 2017 | 782,029 | −9.0% | 138,903 | 5.63 |
| 2016 | 859,702 | +2.3% | 140,425 | 6.12 |
| 2015 | 840,433 | −0.6% | 151,769 | 5.54 |
| 2014 | 845,705 | +15% | 145,825 | 5.80 |
| 2013 | 734,051 | +11% | 142,574 | 5.15 |
| 2012 | 662,466 | −23% | 150,576 | 4.40 |
| 2011 | 859,375 | +10% | 153,286 | 5.61 |
| 2010 | 777,961 | −6.8% | 168,891 | 4.61 |
| 2009 | 835,107 | −14% | 181,525 | 4.60 |
| 2008 | 967,921 | +19% | 185,857 | 5.21 |
| 2007 | 810,980 | −11% | 193,331 | 4.19 |
| 2006 | 914,052 | +3.9% | 206,443 | 4.43 |
| 2005 | 879,628 | −13% | 191,740 | 4.59 |
| 2004 | 1,006,742 | +14% | 191,333 | 5.26 |
| 2003 | 882,322 | +2.4% | 212,308 | 4.16 |
| 2002 | 861,391 | −15% | 200,948 | 4.29 |
| 2001 | 1,012,407 | +18% | 217,473 | 4.66 |
| 2000 | 854,667 | −26% | 223,762 | 3.82 |
| 1999 | 1,152,801 | −4.8% | 243,886 | 4.73 |
| 1998 | 1,211,557 | −3.7% | 265,622 | 4.56 |
| 1997 | 1,257,800 | +16% | 260,641 | 4.83 |
| 1996 | 1,082,789 | +1.7% | 259,648 | 4.17 |
| 1995 | 1,065,188 | −10% | 229,099 | 4.65 |
| 1994 | 1,184,350 | +7.7% | 252,746 | 4.69 |
| 1993 | 1,099,646 | −18% | 265,348 | 4.14 |
| 1992 | 1,342,141 | −5.9% | 274,972 | 4.88 |
| 1991 | 1,427,045 | −6.1% | 296,905 | 4.81 |
| 1990 | 1,520,554 | +7.0% | 292,424 | 5.20 |
| 1989 | 1,421,645 | +4.0% | 291,876 | 4.87 |
| 1988 | 1,366,424 | +16% | 292,384 | 4.67 |
| 1987 | 1,178,686 | −8.8% | 291,496 | 4.04 |
| 1986 | 1,292,450 | −15% | 332,685 | 3.88 |
| 1985 | 1,521,408 | +0.3% | 334,079 | 4.55 |
| 1984 | 1,516,981 | +4.7% | 328,579 | 4.62 |
| 1983 | 1,448,917 | +0.9% | 340,155 | 4.26 |
| 1982 | 1,436,543 | +18% | 339,802 | 4.23 |
| 1981 | 1,219,816 | −19% | 362,202 | 3.37 |
| 1980 | 1,514,491 | +34% | 373,912 | 4.05 |
| 1979 | 1,128,714 | −21% | 373,205 | 3.02 |
| 1978 | 1,423,602 | +17% | 355,485 | 4.00 |
| 1977 | 1,211,734 | −5.8% | 328,477 | 3.69 |
| 1976 | 1,286,583 | +28% | 324,507 | 3.96 |
| 1975 | 1,006,242 | −19% | 315,472 | 3.19 |
| 1974 | 1,237,869 | +14% | 319,256 | 3.88 |
| 1973 | 1,086,730 | +11% | 317,855 | 3.42 |
| 1972 | 977,097 | −3.8% | 296,112 | 3.30 |
| 1971 | 1,015,991 | +11% | 294,700 | 3.45 |
| 1970 | 913,301 | −2.2% | 290,229 | 3.15 |
| 1969 | 933,706 | +21% | 273,836 | 3.41 |
| 1968 | 769,979 | −0.3% | 238,396 | 3.23 |
| 1967 | 772,210 | +9.4% | 231,700 | 3.33 |
| 1966 | 705,712 | +35% | 229,902 | 3.07 |
| 1965 | 522,864 | −14% | 220,080 | 2.38 |
| 1964 | 605,177 | −2.0% | 227,182 | 2.66 |
| 1963 | 617,331 | +11% | 229,051 | 2.70 |
| 1962 | 556,640 | +8.8% | 193,080 | 2.88 |
| 1961 | 511,571 | — | 187,648 | 2.73 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 55,739 t USD 17.6 m
- Exporter rank
- 30 of 79
- Imports
- 258,023 t USD 59.2 m
- Importer rank
- 25 of 132
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

