Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Czechia
Czechia: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,782 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Czechia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 1,782 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Czechia peaked at 1,952 ha th in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Czechia ranks 29th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Czechia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 11.34 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 1,952 ha th | +17115.3% |
| 2010 | 1,884 ha th | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,772 ha th | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1,780 ha th | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,797 ha th | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,835 ha th | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,820 ha th | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,841 ha th | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,816 ha th | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,804 ha th | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,819 ha th | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,782 ha th | -2.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1,782 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 5.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +17115.3% | 11.34 ha th | 1,952 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 981.78 ha th | 11.34 ha th | 1,952 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,815 ha th | 1,772 ha th | 1,884 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,812 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1,841 ha th | 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 forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Czechia?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Czechia was 1,782 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,952 ha th in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Czechia ranks 29th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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