Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Austria

Austria: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -5,097 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-5,097 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 223 countries
All-time high
-5,082 kt
in 2016
All-time low
-12,100 kt
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Austria, 1990–2025

-12.0k-10.0k-8.0k-6.0k1990200720251990: -12.1k kt1991: -12.1k kt1992: -12.1k kt1993: -12.1k kt1994: -12.1k kt1995: -12.1k kt1996: -12.1k kt1997: -12.1k kt1998: -12.1k kt1999: -12.1k kt2000: -12.1k kt2001: -6.3k kt2002: -6.3k kt2003: -6.3k kt2004: -6.3k kt2005: -6.3k kt2006: -6.3k kt2007: -6.3k kt2008: -6.3k kt2009: -6.3k kt2010: -6.3k kt2011: -5.1k kt2012: -5.1k kt2013: -5.1k kt2014: -5.1k kt2015: -5.1k kt2016: -5.1k kt2017: -5.1k kt2018: -5.1k kt2019: -5.1k kt2020: -5.1k kt2021: -5.1k kt2022: -5.1k kt2023: -5.1k kt2024: -5.1k kt2025: -5.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Austria is -5,097 kt, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Austria peaked at -5,082 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -12,100 kt, in 1990.

Austria ranks 197th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Austria, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 -12,100 kt
1991 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1992 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1993 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1994 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1995 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1996 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1997 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1998 -12,100 kt -0.0%
1999 -12,100 kt -0.0%
2000 -12,100 kt -0.0%
2001 -6,255 kt -48.3%
2002 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2003 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2004 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2005 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2006 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2007 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2008 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2009 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2010 -6,255 kt -0.0%
2011 -5,089 kt -18.6%
2012 -5,089 kt -0.0%
2013 -5,089 kt -0.0%
2014 -5,089 kt -0.0%
2015 -5,089 kt -0.0%
2016 -5,082 kt -0.1%
2017 -5,082 kt -0.0%
2018 -5,082 kt -0.0%
2019 -5,082 kt -0.0%
2020 -5,082 kt -0.0%
2021 -5,097 kt +0.3%
2022 -5,097 kt -0.0%
2023 -5,097 kt -0.0%
2024 -5,097 kt -0.0%
2025 -5,097 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -12,100 kt -12,100 kt -12,100 kt 10
2000s -6,840 kt -12,100 kt -6,255 kt 10
2010s -5,203 kt -6,255 kt -5,082 kt 10
2020s -5,094 kt -5,097 kt -5,082 kt 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 194 Belgium-Luxembourg -4,734 kt compare
  2. 195 Hungary -4,745 kt compare
  3. 196 Lithuania -4,928 kt compare
  4. 198 Congo -7,084 kt compare
  5. 199 Romania -7,883 kt compare
  6. 200 Poland -8,257 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Austria?
Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Austria was -5,097 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was -5,082 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was -12,100 kt in 1990.
How does Austria rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Austria ranks 197th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).