Czechia vs Ireland: Annual change in forest area
Czechia
9,040 hectares
in 2025
Ireland
7,906 hectares
in 2025
Czechia rank
30th
Ireland rank
31st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Czechia
- Ireland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 9,040 hectares against 7,906 hectares in Ireland, a difference of 1,134 hectares.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Czechia ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 31st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,580 hectares | 16,872 hectares | 14,292 hectares | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1,584 hectares | 9,789 hectares | 8,205 hectares | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,857 hectares | 7,421 hectares | 3,564 hectares | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8,542 hectares | 7,877 hectares | 665.04 hectares | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Czechia or Ireland?
- Czechia, at 9,040 hectares against 7,906 hectares in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Czechia and Ireland?
- 1,134 hectares, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Ireland rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Czechia ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 31st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.