Annual change forest area in Austria
Austria: Annual change forest area was 2,818 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2,818
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 235 countries
All-time high
6,247
in 1991
All-time low
2,350
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 2,818 for annual change forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Austria peaked at 6,247 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,350, in 2001.
Austria ranks 44th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,247 | — |
| 1992 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,247 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,350 | -62.4% |
| 2002 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,350 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,818 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,818 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,818 | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2,818 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,247 | 6,247 | 6,247 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,740 | 2,350 | 6,247 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,771 | 2,350 | 2,818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,818 | 2,818 | 2,818 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1256 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 14.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Austria?
- Annual change forest area in Austria was 2,818 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,247 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for annual change forest area?
- Austria ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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