Change forest area share total in Austria
Austria: Change forest area share total was 0.0722 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Austria stood at 0.0722.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Austria peaked at 0.1652 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0609, in 2010.
Austria ranks 64th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1652 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1649 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1646 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1644 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1641 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1638 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1636 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1633 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.163 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1628 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0612 | -62.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0612 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0611 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.061 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.061 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.061 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0609 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0609 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0609 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0729 | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0729 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0728 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0728 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0727 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0727 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0726 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0726 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0725 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0724 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0724 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0723 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0723 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0722 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0722 | -0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0722 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -62.4% | 0.1628 | 0.0612 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1641 | 0.163 | 0.1652 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0712 | 0.0609 | 0.1628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0715 | 0.0609 | 0.0729 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0723 | 0.0722 | 0.0724 | 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 change forest area share total in Austria?
- Change forest area share total in Austria was 0.0722 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1652 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0609 in 2010.
- How does Austria rank for change forest area share total?
- Austria ranks 64th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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