Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Czechia
Czechia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Czechia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Czechia is 0.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 233.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Czechia peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Czechia 54th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 51 Central African Republic 0.1% compare
- 52 New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 53 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 55 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 56 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 57 Mauritius 0.1% compare
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Czechia?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Czechia was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Czechia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Czechia ranks 54th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.5%. 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.