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 41st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,478 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,474 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,470 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,462 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,459 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,455 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,451 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,447 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,443 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,440 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,433 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,426 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,419 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,412 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,405 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,398 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,391 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,385 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,378 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,371 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,367 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,363 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,359 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,355 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,352 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,348 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,344 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,340 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,336 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,332 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,328 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,325 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,321 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,317 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,313 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,313 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 3.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,313 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 41st out of 207 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.