Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 26 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Austria stood at 26 percent.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 29 percent in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25 percent, in 2011.
That places Austria 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28 percent | — |
| 2002 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29 percent | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 28 percent | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 percent | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26 percent | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 25 percent | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 26 percent | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 percent | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 percent | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.89 percent | 27 percent | 29 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.3 percent | 25 percent | 27 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 percent | 26 percent | 26 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 168 Denmark 26 percent compare
- 168 Dominica 26 percent compare
- 168 Netherlands 26 percent compare
- 168 Spain 26 percent compare
- 168 Switzerland 26 percent compare
More energy & mining data for Austria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 26 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29 percent in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 percent in 2011.
- How does Austria rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.