Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria
Austria: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 3,380 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria is 3,380 ha th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria peaked at 3,932 ha th in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Austria 19th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 550 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 3,932 ha th | +614.9% |
| 2010 | 1,961 ha th | -50.1% |
| 2015 | 2,937 ha th | +49.8% |
| 2016 | 2,984 ha th | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3,051 ha th | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,126 ha th | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3,059 ha th | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,229 ha th | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 3,242 ha th | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,344 ha th | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,279 ha th | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 3,380 ha th | +3.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3,380 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 11.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +614.9% | 550 ha th | 3,932 ha th |
| 2010 | -50.1% | 3,932 ha th | 1,961 ha th |
| 2015 | +49.8% | 1,961 ha th | 2,937 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,241 ha th | 550 ha th | 3,932 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,853 ha th | 1,961 ha th | 3,126 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,295 ha th | 3,229 ha th | 3,380 ha th | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Austria was 3,380 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,932 ha th in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Austria ranks 19th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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