Czechia vs Latvia: Annual change in forest area
Czechia
9,040 hectares
in 2025
Latvia
6,566 hectares
in 2025
Czechia rank
30th
Latvia rank
33rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Czechia
- Latvia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 9,040 hectares against 6,566 hectares in Latvia, a difference of 2,474 hectares.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.4 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.
Czechia ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 33rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,580 hectares | 6,800 hectares | 4,220 hectares | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1,584 hectares | 12,481 hectares | 10,897 hectares | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3,857 hectares | 6,802 hectares | 2,945 hectares | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8,542 hectares | 6,655 hectares | 1,886 hectares | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Czechia or Latvia?
- Czechia, at 9,040 hectares against 6,566 hectares in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Czechia and Latvia?
- 2,474 hectares, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Czechia ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 33rd 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.