Planted Forest — Area in Austria
Austria: Planted Forest — Area was 1,313 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Area in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Austria is 1,313 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Austria peaked at 1,478 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,313 1000 ha, in 2025.
Austria ranks 36th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,460 1000 ha | 1,443 1000 ha | 1,478 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,409 1000 ha | 1,378 1000 ha | 1,440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,354 1000 ha | 1,336 1000 ha | 1,371 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,323 1000 ha | 1,313 1000 ha | 1,332 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 planted forest — area in Austria?
- Planted forest — area in Austria was 1,313 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,478 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,313 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for planted forest — area?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.