Forest area in Czechia
Czechia: Forest area was 2.97 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Czechia is 2.97 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Czechia peaked at 2.97 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Czechia 95th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 million hectares | 2.87 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.90 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 92 Benin 3.13 million hectares compare
- 93 Georgia 3.10 million hectares compare
- 94 Costa Rica 2.99 million hectares compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 2.78 million hectares compare
- 97 Bhutan 2.67 million hectares compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 2.51 million hectares 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 forest area in Czechia?
- Forest area in Czechia was 2.97 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for forest area?
- Czechia ranks 95th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.