Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Czechia
Czechia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.50 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 2.50 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Czechia peaked at 2.51 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.46 million hectares, in 2020.
That places Czechia 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 17 United Kingdom 2.93 million hectares compare
- 18 Spain 2.82 million hectares compare
- 19 Nigeria 2.66 million hectares compare
- 21 Portugal 2.49 million hectares compare
- 22 New Zealand 2.43 million hectares compare
- 23 South Africa 2.42 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Czechia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Czechia was 2.50 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 million hectares in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Czechia ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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