Annual deforestation in Czechia
Czechia: Annual deforestation was 2,640 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation 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
In 2020, annual deforestation in Czechia stood at 2,640 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 238.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Czechia peaked at 2,640 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 780 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Czechia 58th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 780 hectares per year | 780 hectares per year | 780 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 780 hectares per year | 780 hectares per year | 780 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,710 hectares per year | 780 hectares per year | 2,640 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,640 hectares per year | 2,640 hectares per year | 2,640 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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 deforestation in Czechia?
- Annual deforestation in Czechia was 2,640 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 deforestation recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,640 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 780 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for annual deforestation?
- Czechia ranks 58th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.5%. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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