Annual change in forest area in Austria
Austria: Annual change in forest area was 2,818 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2,818 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 235 countries
All-time high
6,247 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
2,350 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Austria recorded 2,818 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Austria peaked at 6,247 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,350 hectares, 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 in forest area in Austria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,247 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,247 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,350 hectares | -62.4% |
| 2002 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,818 hectares | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,818 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2,818 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002 hectares, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,247 hectares | 6,247 hectares | 6,247 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,740 hectares | 2,350 hectares | 6,247 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,771 hectares | 2,350 hectares | 2,818 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,818 hectares | 2,818 hectares | 2,818 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Austria?
- Annual change in forest area in Austria was 2,818 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,247 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 hectares in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for annual change in forest area?
- Austria ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.