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
05.0k10.0k15.0k199120082025

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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.