Land use over the long-term in Czechia
Czechia: Land use over the long-term was 1.02 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.02 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
106th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.14 million hectares
in 1600
All-time low
838,850 hectares
in 2002
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Czechia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, land use over the long-term in Czechia stood at 1.02 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Czechia peaked at 4.14 million hectares in 1600 and was at its lowest, 838,850 hectares, in 2002.
Czechia ranks 106th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use over the long-term in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.28 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 3.48 million hectares | +52.7% |
| 1200 | 3.68 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 1300 | 4.07 million hectares | +10.5% |
| 1400 | 3.91 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1500 | 3.39 million hectares | -13.3% |
| 1600 | 4.14 million hectares | +22.1% |
| 1700 | 4.02 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 1710 | 3.82 million hectares | -5.1% |
| 1720 | 3.59 million hectares | -5.8% |
| 1730 | 3.35 million hectares | -6.7% |
| 1740 | 3.10 million hectares | -7.6% |
| 1750 | 2.83 million hectares | -8.8% |
| 1760 | 2.77 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1770 | 2.70 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1780 | 2.64 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1790 | 2.56 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 1800 | 2.48 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1810 | 2.40 million hectares | -3.1% |
| 1820 | 2.32 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1830 | 2.56 million hectares | +10.4% |
| 1840 | 2.75 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 1850 | 2.70 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1860 | 2.70 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 2.69 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 2.64 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 2.54 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1900 | 2.47 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 2.40 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 2.18 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 1930 | 2.03 million hectares | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 1.55 million hectares | -23.8% |
| 1950 | 1.18 million hectares | -23.7% |
| 1951 | 1.17 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.15 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 1.14 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 1.12 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 1.10 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.07 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 1.05 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 1.02 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 998,875 hectares | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 978,367 hectares | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 978,368 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 960,474 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 947,316 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 941,001 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 933,107 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 932,054 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 931,528 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 928,370 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 926,791 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 925,739 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 919,950 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 919,950 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 920,476 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 922,055 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 919,950 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 911,529 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 903,635 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 897,846 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 899,951 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 885,215 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 880,478 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 878,373 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 876,268 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 874,163 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 863,637 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 863,637 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 865,216 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 866,268 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 863,637 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 863,637 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 880,478 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 896,267 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 873,000 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 890,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 902,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 946,000 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 953,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 947,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 950,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 961,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 966,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 838,850 hectares | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 875,040 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 858,110 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 852,740 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 889,390 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 932,140 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 933,050 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 925,170 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 936,100 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 941,730 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 967,740 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 966,540 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 981,770 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 993,621 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 990,000 hectares | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 991,838 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 989,609 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.02 million hectares | +0.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.02 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224 hectares, 2.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.02 million hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million hectares, 87% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +52.7% | 2.28 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.68 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.07 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.91 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.39 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | 3.39 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.14 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.02 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.82 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.59 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.35 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.83 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.56 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.48 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.56 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.75 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.69 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.47 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.03 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.10 million hectares | 998,875 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 945,738 hectares | 926,791 hectares | 978,368 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 914,108 hectares | 897,846 hectares | 925,739 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 871,689 hectares | 863,637 hectares | 885,215 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 910,138 hectares | 863,637 hectares | 953,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 903,149 hectares | 838,850 hectares | 966,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 978,887 hectares | 936,100 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 989,609 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Czechia?
- Land use over the long-term in Czechia was 1.02 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 million hectares in 1600.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 838,850 hectares in 2002.
- How does Czechia rank for land use over the long-term?
- Czechia ranks 106th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.