Share global forest in Czechia
Czechia: Share global forest was 0.0717 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0717
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0717
in 2025
All-time low
0.0654
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Czechia is 0.0717, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Czechia peaked at 0.0717 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0654, in 1990.
That places Czechia 95th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0654 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0656 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0658 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.066 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0663 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0665 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0667 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0669 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0672 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0674 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0676 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0677 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0678 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0679 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.068 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0681 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0682 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0683 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0684 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0685 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0686 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0687 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0688 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0689 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0691 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0692 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0694 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0696 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0698 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.07 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0702 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0705 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0708 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0711 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0714 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0717 | +0.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.0717 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 6.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.0717 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0664 | 0.0654 | 0.0674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.068 | 0.0676 | 0.0685 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0692 | 0.0686 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0709 | 0.0702 | 0.0717 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 92 Benin 0.0757 compare
- 93 Georgia 0.0749 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.0722 compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 0.067 compare
- 97 Bhutan 0.0646 compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0.0607 compare
More environment data for Czechia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3865 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0933 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.11 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Czechia?
- Share global forest in Czechia was 0.0717 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0717 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0654 in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for share global forest?
- Czechia ranks 95th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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