Forest land — Area in Austria
Austria: Forest land — Area was 3,904 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Austria recorded 3,904 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Austria peaked at 3,904 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,776 1000 ha, in 1990.
Austria ranks 82nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,804 1000 ha | 3,776 1000 ha | 3,832 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,849 1000 ha | 3,838 1000 ha | 3,859 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,874 1000 ha | 3,862 1000 ha | 3,887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,897 1000 ha | 3,890 1000 ha | 3,904 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.32 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Austria?
- Forest land — area in Austria was 3,904 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,904 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,776 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for forest land — area?
- Austria ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.