Forest area in Czechia
Czechia: Forest area was 26,825 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 26,825 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Czechia peaked at 26,825 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,318 sq. km, in 1993.
That places Czechia 95th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,341 sq. km | 26,318 sq. km | 26,365 sq. km | 7 |
| 2000s | 26,463 sq. km | 26,373 sq. km | 26,554 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,668 sq. km | 26,574 sq. km | 26,753 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,798 sq. km | 26,771 sq. km | 26,825 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 92 Georgia 28,224 sq. km compare
- 93 Bhutan 27,310 sq. km compare
- 94 Serbia 27,236 sq. km compare
- 96 Solomon Islands 25,208 sq. km compare
- 97 Cote d'Ivoire 24,980 sq. km compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 24,757 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 27.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.95 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.32 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 6,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 8.00 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Czechia?
- Forest area in Czechia was 26,825 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,825 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,318 sq. km in 1993.
- How does Czechia rank for forest area?
- Czechia ranks 95th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). 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 (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.