From 2001 to 2022, Austria lost 385kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.3% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Austria from 2001 to 2022, 385kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Austria, the top 5 regions were responsible for 88.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Steiermark had the most tree cover loss at 106.9kha compared to an average of 42.8 kha.
Between 12 Mar 2023 and 15 Oct 2023 Austria experienced a total of 310 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).