Commodity driven deforestation in Czechia
Czechia: Commodity driven deforestation was 1.64 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Czechia, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Czechia is 1.64, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 79.4% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Czechia peaked at 34.12 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2024.
That places Czechia 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.93 | — |
| 2002 | 25.55 | +60.5% |
| 2003 | 3.52 | -86.2% |
| 2004 | 19.46 | +453.1% |
| 2005 | 26.64 | +36.9% |
| 2006 | 12.35 | -53.7% |
| 2007 | 26.75 | +116.7% |
| 2008 | 19.67 | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 21.44 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 16.87 | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 19.12 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 19.22 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -68.2% |
| 2014 | 10.29 | +68.3% |
| 2015 | 4.23 | -58.9% |
| 2016 | 25.23 | +496.2% |
| 2017 | 23.74 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 34.12 | +43.8% |
| 2019 | 12.55 | -63.2% |
| 2020 | 12.17 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.22 | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 9.72 | +34.7% |
| 2023 | 7.94 | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 1.64 | -79.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.64 is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.64 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.3, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 | +496.2% | 4.23 | 25.23 |
| 2004 | +453.1% | 3.52 | 19.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.03 | 3.52 | 26.75 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.15 | 4.23 | 34.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.74 | 1.64 | 12.17 | 5 |
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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 commodity driven deforestation in Czechia?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Czechia was 1.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.12 in 2018.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Czechia ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. 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 Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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