Annual afforestation in Czechia
Czechia: Annual afforestation was 1,730 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Czechia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Czechia is 1,730 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Czechia peaked at 1,730 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,020 hectares per year, in 1990.
Czechia ranks 40th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,020 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 1,020 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,020 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,730 hectares per year | +69.6% |
| 2020 | 1,730 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1,730 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1,730 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,020 hectares per year | 1,020 hectares per year | 1,020 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,020 hectares per year | 1,020 hectares per year | 1,020 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,375 hectares per year | 1,020 hectares per year | 1,730 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,730 hectares per year | 1,730 hectares per year | 1,730 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Czechia?
- Annual afforestation in Czechia was 1,730 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,730 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,020 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for annual afforestation?
- Czechia ranks 40th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.