Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria
Austria: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 51.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria stood at 51.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria peaked at 51.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1990.
That places Austria 60th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.7% | — |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 51.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Austria's 51.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.2% | 51.4% | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Austria was 51.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Austria ranks 60th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).