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Facts and Figures - Agriculture

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Get a brief overview of Austria’s agricultural sector with these facts and figures.
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  • 7,000

    employees

    Around 7,000 people are employed in the agricultural technology sector.

  • 152,660

    agricultural and forestry enterprises

    In Austria’s small-scale agricultural and forestry sector, there are around 153,000 enterprises.

  • 23.1%

    percentage of organic enterprises

    23.1% of the enterprises in Austria carry out organic farming.

  • 16.88

    billion euros in exports

    The export volume of agriculture was EUR 16.88 billion in 2024.

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Source: Association of Metaltechnology Industries
Agricultural technology - Key data 2024
Companies 32
Staff approx. 7.000
Revenues EUR 3.230 million
Export  EUR 2.100 million
Source: Statistics Austria, AMA-Marketing
Total agricultural foreign trade 2024
Exports  EUR 16.88 billion (+1.3 %)
Imports EUR 18.89 billion (+8.7 %)
Source: Statistics Austria
Structure of agricultural holdings 2023
Number of agriculture and forestry operations152.660
Number of main holdings53.573
Number of subsidiary holdings 44.043
Other3.420
Number of mountain farming operations 52.004
Gross Added Value Austrian agriculture at cost prices EUR 4.3 billion
Agriculture and forestry workforce304.974

Last update : 09. December 2025