Austria - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Austria was 38,992 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,992 in 2020 and a minimum value of 37,757 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 37,757
1991 37,819
1992 37,882
1993 37,944
1994 38,007
1995 38,069
1996 38,132
1997 38,194
1998 38,256
1999 38,319
2000 38,381
2001 38,406
2002 38,432
2003 38,457
2004 38,482
2005 38,507
2006 38,532
2007 38,557
2008 38,582
2009 38,607
2010 38,632
2011 38,668
2012 38,704
2013 38,740
2014 38,776
2015 38,812
2016 38,848
2017 38,884
2018 38,920
2019 38,956
2020 38,992

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Austria was 47.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 47.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 45.72 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 45.72
1991 45.80
1992 45.87
1993 45.95
1994 46.02
1995 46.10
1996 46.18
1997 46.25
1998 46.33
1999 46.40
2000 46.48
2001 46.51
2002 46.54
2003 46.57
2004 46.60
2005 46.63
2006 46.66
2007 46.69
2008 46.72
2009 46.75
2010 46.79
2011 46.84
2012 46.88
2013 46.94
2014 46.99
2015 47.03
2016 47.08
2017 47.12
2018 47.16
2019 47.21
2020 47.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use