Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Czechia
Czechia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Czechia stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 241.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Czechia peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Czechia?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Czechia was 0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Czechia rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Czechia ranks 33rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.