Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Austria
Austria: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 47.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
47.3%
World rank
61st
of 219 countries
All-time high
47.3%
in 2025
All-time low
45.8%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Austria recorded 47.3% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Austria peaked at 47.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1990.
Austria ranks 61st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.8% | — |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.8% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.1% | 47.3% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 83.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0019 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4412 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 23.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Austria?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Austria was 47.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Austria ranks 61st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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