Annual deforestation in Czechia
Czechia: Annual deforestation was 2,640 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
2,640 hectares per year
World rank
58th
of 112 countries
All-time high
2,640 hectares per year
in 2015
All-time low
780 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
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.
Annual deforestation in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 780 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 780 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 780 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,640 hectares per year | +238.5% |
| 2020 | 2,640 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 2,640 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 40 hectares per year, 66.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 2,640 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 500 hectares per year, 5.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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- 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 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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