Arable land use per person in Czechia
Czechia: Arable land use per person was 0.2324 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 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 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.