Czechia vs Italy: Annual change in forest area

Czechia
9,040 hectares
in 2025
Italy
12,490 hectares
in 2025
Czechia rank
30th
Italy rank
27th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Czechia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 12,490 hectares against 9,040 hectares in Czechia, a difference of 3,450 hectares.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.

Czechia ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th of 235 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 2,580 hectares 77,950 hectares 75,370 hectares Italy
2000s 1,584 hectares 67,086 hectares 65,502 hectares Italy
2010s 3,857 hectares 30,685 hectares 26,827 hectares Italy
2020s 8,542 hectares 25,492 hectares 16,950 hectares Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Czechia or Italy?
Italy, at 12,490 hectares against 9,040 hectares in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Czechia and Italy?
3,450 hectares, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Italy?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Italy rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Czechia ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th 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.