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 89th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,776 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,782 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,788 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3,794 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,801 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,807 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,813 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,819 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 3,826 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3,832 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,838 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,840 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,843 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,845 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,848 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,850 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,852 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,857 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,859 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,862 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,864 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,867 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,870 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,873 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,876 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,879 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,881 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,884 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,887 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,890 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,893 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,895 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,898 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,901 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3,904 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3,904 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3,904 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 86 Panama 4,615 1000 ha compare
- 87 Bulgaria 3,959 1000 ha compare
- 88 Kenya 3,914 1000 ha compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 3,894 1000 ha compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha 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 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 89th out of 249 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.