Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Austria
Austria: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 66.36 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Austria, 1990–2025
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 199th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.87 % | — |
| 1991 | 61.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 61.2 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 61.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 61.52 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.69 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 61.85 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 62.17 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.33 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.49 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 63.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.63 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.88 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 65 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.99 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 66.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.24 % | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 66.36 % | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 66.36 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 71% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 66.36 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 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 199th out of 240 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
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.