Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Austria
Austria: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 2,818 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
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
- 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Austria?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,247 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 hectares in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Austria ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.