Cropland — Share in Land area in Czechia
Czechia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 33.26 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 33.26 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Czechia peaked at 44.12 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 32.7 %, in 2021.
That places Czechia 44th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.12 % | — |
| 1994 | 43.92 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.72 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 43.15 % | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 43.06 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 43.19 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 42.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.86 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 36.41 % | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 36.15 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.63 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.65 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 34.49 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.16 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.93 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.51 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.18 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 33.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 32.98 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.88 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 32.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 32.81 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 32.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.25 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 33.26 % | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 33.26 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 3.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 33.26 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.47 % | 43.06 % | 44.12 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 36.71 % | 33.93 % | 42.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.99 % | 32.79 % | 33.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.96 % | 32.7 % | 33.26 % | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Czechia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Czechia was 33.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.12 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 % in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Czechia ranks 44th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.