Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Austria
Austria: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,591 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Austria stood at 2,591 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Austria peaked at 2,591 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,298 1000 ha, in 1990.
Austria ranks 96th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,343 1000 ha | 2,298 1000 ha | 2,389 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,440 1000 ha | 2,399 1000 ha | 2,482 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,521 1000 ha | 2,491 1000 ha | 2,551 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,574 1000 ha | 2,557 1000 ha | 2,591 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 93 Côte d'Ivoire 2,871 1000 ha compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 2,700 1000 ha compare
- 95 Bhutan 2,654 1000 ha compare
- 97 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 2,412 1000 ha compare
- 99 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Austria?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Austria was 2,591 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,591 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,298 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Austria ranks 96th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.