Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia
Czechia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 38.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia is 38.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia peaked at 38.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1990.
Czechia ranks 83rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.8% | — |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 37.3% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Czechia was 38.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Czechia ranks 83rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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