Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Austria
Austria: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1.31 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.31 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Austria peaked at 1.48 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million hectares, in 2025.
Austria ranks 35th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 1.33 million 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Austria?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Austria was 1.31 million 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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