Austria vs Sweden: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land

Austria
66.36 %
in 2025
Sweden
68.86 %
in 2025
Austria rank
184th
Sweden rank
181st

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 68.86 % against 66.36 % in Austria, a difference of 2.5 %.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 181st of 222 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 61.6 % 74.59 % 12.99 % Sweden
2000s 63.4 % 72.56 % 9.17 % Sweden
2010s 65.06 % 70.86 % 5.79 % Sweden
2020s 66.05 % 69.34 % 3.29 % Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 68.86 % against 66.36 % in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land between Austria and Sweden?
2.5 %, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Austria ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 181st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.