Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Austria

Austria: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 66.36 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
66.36 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 222 countries
All-time high
66.36 %
in 2025
All-time low
60.87 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Austria, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 60.9 %1991: 61 %1992: 61.2 %1993: 61.4 %1994: 61.5 %1995: 61.7 %1996: 61.9 %1997: 62 %1998: 62.2 %1999: 62.3 %2000: 62.5 %2001: 62.7 %2002: 62.9 %2003: 63.1 %2004: 63.3 %2005: 63.5 %2006: 63.7 %2007: 63.9 %2008: 64.1 %2009: 64.3 %2010: 64.5 %2011: 64.6 %2012: 64.8 %2013: 64.9 %2014: 65 %2015: 65.1 %2016: 65.2 %2017: 65.4 %2018: 65.5 %2019: 65.6 %2020: 65.8 %2021: 65.9 %2022: 66 %2023: 66.1 %2024: 66.2 %2025: 66.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Austria stood at 66.36 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Austria peaked at 66.36 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.87 %, in 1990.

Austria ranks 184th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.6 % 60.87 % 62.33 % 10
2000s 63.4 % 62.49 % 64.3 % 10
2010s 65.06 % 64.5 % 65.62 % 10
2020s 66.05 % 65.75 % 66.36 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Austria?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Austria was 66.36 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 66.36 % in 2025.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 60.87 % in 1990.
How does Austria rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Austria ranks 184th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.