Arable land in Czechia
Czechia: Arable land was 0.2324 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.2324 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Czechia peaked at 0.3226 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2322 hectares per person, in 2020.
Czechia ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3226 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.321 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3157 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3154 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3168 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3166 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3162 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3167 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2726 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2707 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2678 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2656 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2576 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.255 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2504 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2433 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2402 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2396 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2365 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2361 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2337 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2322 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2356 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2323 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2324 hectares per person | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.2324 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 3.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.2324 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3182 hectares per person | 0.3154 hectares per person | 0.3226 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.272 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.3167 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2328 hectares per person | 0.2433 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2331 hectares per person | 0.2322 hectares per person | 0.2356 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Czechia?
- Arable land in Czechia was 0.2324 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3226 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2322 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for arable land?
- Czechia ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.