Forest area in Austria
Austria: Forest area was 3,904 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3,904 ha th
World rank
87th
of 255 countries
All-time high
3,904 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
3,776 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Austria is 3,904 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Austria peaked at 3,904 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,776 ha th, in 1990.
Austria ranks 87th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,776 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 3,838 ha th | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 3,862 ha th | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,876 ha th | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,890 ha th | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3,904 ha th | +0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3,904 ha th is above the median for high income countries, which is 506.34 ha th, 7.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3,904 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,162 ha th, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,776 ha th | 3,776 ha th | 3,776 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,838 ha th | 3,838 ha th | 3,838 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,869 ha th | 3,862 ha th | 3,876 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,897 ha th | 3,890 ha th | 3,904 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 84 Panama 4,615 ha th compare
- 85 Bulgaria 3,959 ha th compare
- 86 Kenya 3,914 ha th compare
- 88 Uzbekistan 3,894 ha th compare
- 89 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 ha th compare
- 89 Cote d'Ivoire 3,774 ha th compare
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 in Austria?
- Forest area in Austria was 3,904 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,904 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,776 ha th in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for forest area?
- Austria ranks 87th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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