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
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Austria, 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Austria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.7795 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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).