Change forest area share total in Czechia
Czechia: Change forest area share total was 0.3045 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Czechia stood at 0.3045.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 241.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Czechia peaked at 0.3083 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0511, in 2010.
That places Czechia 33rd out of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0908 | — |
| 1992 | 0.0907 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0906 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0905 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0905 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0904 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0903 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0902 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0901 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.09 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0514 | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0514 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0513 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0512 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0512 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0511 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0895 | +75.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0894 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0893 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0893 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0892 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2087 | +134.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2083 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2078 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2074 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.207 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3083 | +49.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3074 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3064 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3055 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3045 | -0.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.3045 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 4.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +134.0% | 0.0892 | 0.2087 |
| 2011 | +75.0% | 0.0511 | 0.0895 |
| 2021 | +49.0% | 0.207 | 0.3083 |
| 2001 | -42.9% | 0.09 | 0.0514 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0905 | 0.0901 | 0.0908 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0552 | 0.0512 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.133 | 0.0511 | 0.2087 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2898 | 0.207 | 0.3083 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3865 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0933 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.11 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Czechia?
- Change forest area share total in Czechia was 0.3045 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3083 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 in 2010.
- How does Czechia rank for change forest area share total?
- Czechia ranks 33rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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