Arable land use per person in Czechia
Czechia: Arable land use per person was 0.2324 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2324 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3226 hectares per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.2322 hectares per person
in 2020
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Arable land use per person in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.2324 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Czechia peaked at 0.3226 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2322 hectares per person, in 2020.
That places Czechia 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3226 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.321 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3157 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3154 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3168 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3166 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3162 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3167 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2726 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2707 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2678 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2656 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2576 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.255 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2504 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2433 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2402 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2396 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2365 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2361 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2337 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2322 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2356 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2323 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2324 hectares per person | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.2324 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 3.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.2324 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3182 hectares per person | 0.3154 hectares per person | 0.3226 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.272 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.3167 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2328 hectares per person | 0.2433 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2331 hectares per person | 0.2322 hectares per person | 0.2356 hectares per person | 4 |
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 arable land use per person in Czechia?
- Arable land use per person in Czechia was 0.2324 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3226 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2322 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for arable land use per person?
- Czechia ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.