Annual change in forest area in Czechia
Czechia: Annual change in forest area was 9,040 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 9,040 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 250.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Czechia peaked at 9,040 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,473 hectares, in 2001.
That places Czechia 30th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,580 hectares | 2,580 hectares | 2,580 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,584 hectares | 1,473 hectares | 2,580 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,857 hectares | 1,473 hectares | 6,050 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,542 hectares | 6,050 hectares | 9,040 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 27 Italy 12,490 hectares compare
- 28 North Korea 11,356 hectares compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 10,494 hectares compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 6,622 hectares compare
- 33 Latvia 6,566 hectares compare
More environment data for Czechia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 100.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8326 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0477 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Czechia?
- Annual change in forest area in Czechia was 9,040 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,040 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,473 hectares in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Czechia ranks 30th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.