Land use in Czechia
Czechia: Land use was 2.57 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 2.57 million hectares for land use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Czechia peaked at 3.41 million hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million hectares, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 80th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 77 Central African Republic 2.68 million hectares compare
- 78 South Sudan 2.57 million hectares compare
- 79 Sri Lanka 2.57 million hectares compare
- 81 North Korea 2.55 million hectares compare
- 82 Sweden 2.53 million hectares compare
- 83 Ecuador 2.41 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 land use in Czechia?
- Land use in Czechia was 2.57 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million hectares in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for land use?
- Czechia ranks 80th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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