Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Austria
Austria: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 33.64 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Austria is 33.64 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Austria peaked at 39.13 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.64 %, in 2025.
That places Austria 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.13 % | — |
| 1991 | 38.97 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 38.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 38.64 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.31 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 38.15 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 37.99 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 37.83 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 37.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 37.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 37.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 37.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 36.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 36.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 35 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.75 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 34.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 33.64 % | -0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 33.64 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 33.64 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4 % | 37.67 % | 39.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6 % | 35.7 % | 37.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.94 % | 34.38 % | 35.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.95 % | 33.64 % | 34.25 % | 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 — share in forest land in Austria?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Austria was 33.64 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.13 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.64 % in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Austria ranks 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 — 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.