Austria's forest cover rose from 46.1 % in 1994 to 47.2 % in 2023.
Austria · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Austria's forest area rose from 38,007 km in 1994 to 38,983 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
39th of 213 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Austria's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 24.0 % in 2013 to 29.6 % in 2025.
Austria's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 36.3 % in 1994 to 31.5 % in 2023.
Austria's arable land (% of land area) fell from 17.2 % in 1994 to 16.0 % in 2023.
Air
Austria's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 24.0 in 1994 to 10.0 in 2023.
Water
Austria's water stress fell from 6.5 % in 1993 to 5.7 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
63rd of 181 · 16th in Europe & C. Asia
Austria's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 6,957 in 1993 to 6,083 in 2022.
Access
Austria's safe drinking water rose from 96.9 % in 2000 to 98.9 % in 2024.
Austria's safe sanitation fell from 100.0 % in 2000 to 98.5 % in 2024.