Forestland — Area in Austria
Austria: Forestland — Area was 3,904 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Austria is 3,904 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Austria peaked at 3,904 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,776 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Austria 73rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forestland — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,776 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,782 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,788 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3,794 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,801 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,807 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,813 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,819 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 3,826 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3,832 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,838 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,840 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,843 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,845 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,848 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,850 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,852 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,857 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,859 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,862 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,864 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,867 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,870 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,873 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,876 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,879 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,881 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,884 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,887 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,890 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,893 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,895 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,898 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,901 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3,904 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3,904 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 10.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3,904 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,804 1000 ha | 3,776 1000 ha | 3,832 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,849 1000 ha | 3,838 1000 ha | 3,859 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,874 1000 ha | 3,862 1000 ha | 3,887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,897 1000 ha | 3,890 1000 ha | 3,904 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Austria?
- Forestland — area in Austria was 3,904 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,904 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,776 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for forestland — area?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. 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).