Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Austria

Austria: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,591 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,591 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 222 countries
All-time high
2,591 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
2,298 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Austria, 1990–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720251990: 2.3k 1000 ha1991: 2.3k 1000 ha1992: 2.3k 1000 ha1993: 2.3k 1000 ha1994: 2.3k 1000 ha1995: 2.3k 1000 ha1996: 2.4k 1000 ha1997: 2.4k 1000 ha1998: 2.4k 1000 ha1999: 2.4k 1000 ha2000: 2.4k 1000 ha2001: 2.4k 1000 ha2002: 2.4k 1000 ha2003: 2.4k 1000 ha2004: 2.4k 1000 ha2005: 2.4k 1000 ha2006: 2.5k 1000 ha2007: 2.5k 1000 ha2008: 2.5k 1000 ha2009: 2.5k 1000 ha2010: 2.5k 1000 ha2011: 2.5k 1000 ha2012: 2.5k 1000 ha2013: 2.5k 1000 ha2014: 2.5k 1000 ha2015: 2.5k 1000 ha2016: 2.5k 1000 ha2017: 2.5k 1000 ha2018: 2.5k 1000 ha2019: 2.6k 1000 ha2020: 2.6k 1000 ha2021: 2.6k 1000 ha2022: 2.6k 1000 ha2023: 2.6k 1000 ha2024: 2.6k 1000 ha2025: 2.6k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 93 Côte d'Ivoire 2,871 1000 ha compare
  2. 94 Saudi Arabia 2,700 1000 ha compare
  3. 95 Bhutan 2,654 1000 ha compare
  4. 97 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
  5. 98 Sierra Leone 2,412 1000 ha compare
  6. 99 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare

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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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.