RAW MATERIAL – WOOD "MADE IN AUSTRIA"
Austria has a forest area of 3.92 million hectares, this is more than 46% of the state territory with increasing tendency. 83% of the total forest area is forested land.
The composition of wood types depends on the growth area - predominant 61.4% spruce, 9.2% beech wood and 6.8% larch.
The forest respectively wood material and the concept of sustainability are ever since closely linked. This is not a coincidence. Already 300 years ago this term has found its way into the forestry and is still an important basic principle of the forest management in Austria.
Population | Population density Inhabitants per sq km | Area in sq km | Gross domestic product (GDP) in USD (total, nominal) |
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8,504,850 | 101.4 | 83,871 | 419.2 Mrd. |