Honey by country
Austria
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Austria as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2023
official figure
beehives, 2023
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2023, Austria produced 5,500 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 5 of 6 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2023, about 0.3% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (10,000 t), production fell by 45%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 10,500 t in 1968, the lowest 1,500 t in 1972.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 494,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 10 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 11.1 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Austria
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera14,192 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum11,494 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris4,871 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum3,711 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius2,935 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta2,004 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis1,506 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum1,345 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea979 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum albipes902 GBIF records
- Andrena fulva848 GBIF records
- Osmia bicolor825 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Bee plants and flowering calendar for Central Europe
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Austria. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.