Annual afforestation in Austria
Austria: Annual afforestation was 490 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Austria, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Austria stood at 490 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Austria peaked at 2,480 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 490 hectares per year, in 2010.
Austria ranks 50th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,480 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 730 hectares per year | 730 hectares per year | 730 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 490 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 490 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Austria?
- Annual afforestation in Austria was 490 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,480 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 490 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does Austria rank for annual afforestation?
- Austria ranks 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.