Cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia
Czechia: Cropland extent over the long-term was 2.52 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.52 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.53 million hectares
in 1930
All-time low
690,810 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia is 2.52 million hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia peaked at 4.53 million hectares in 1930 and was at its lowest, 690,810 hectares, in 1000.
That places Czechia 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 690,810 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 811,873 hectares | +17.5% |
| 1200 | 1.06 million hectares | +30.3% |
| 1300 | 1.55 million hectares | +46.1% |
| 1400 | 1.25 million hectares | -19.2% |
| 1500 | 1.45 million hectares | +15.8% |
| 1600 | 2.08 million hectares | +43.6% |
| 1700 | 1.96 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 1710 | 2.01 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1720 | 2.05 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1730 | 2.08 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1740 | 2.12 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1750 | 2.16 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1760 | 2.19 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1770 | 2.23 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1780 | 2.26 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1790 | 2.29 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1800 | 2.32 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1810 | 2.35 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1820 | 2.37 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1830 | 2.75 million hectares | +15.9% |
| 1840 | 3.11 million hectares | +13.3% |
| 1850 | 3.23 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 3.41 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 1870 | 3.63 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1880 | 3.83 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1890 | 3.98 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1900 | 4.21 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 1910 | 4.49 million hectares | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 4.36 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 4.53 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 3.95 million hectares | -12.8% |
| 1950 | 3.57 million hectares | -9.5% |
| 1951 | 3.56 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.59 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.62 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 3.64 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 3.65 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.66 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 3.71 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 3.67 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 3.67 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 3.67 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.66 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.65 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 3.64 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.64 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 3.63 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.62 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 3.62 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.61 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.61 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.60 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.59 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.56 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.57 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.57 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.56 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.54 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.51 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.51 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.51 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.51 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.50 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.49 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.49 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.48 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.47 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.46 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.46 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.42 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.41 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.41 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.39 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.38 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.33 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.33 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.34 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.33 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.31 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.81 million hectares | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 2.79 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.77 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.75 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.66 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.64 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.62 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.59 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.56 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.56 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.55 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.54 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.54 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.54 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.53 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 2.52 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 3.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 2.52 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +46.1% | 1.06 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares |
| 1600 | +43.6% | 1.45 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares |
| 1200 | +30.3% | 811,873 hectares | 1.06 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 690,810 hectares | 690,810 hectares | 690,810 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 811,873 hectares | 811,873 hectares | 811,873 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.06 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.08 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.96 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.01 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.05 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.08 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.12 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.16 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.23 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.29 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.32 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.35 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.75 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.11 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.63 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.83 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.98 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.21 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.49 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.36 million hectares | 4.36 million hectares | 4.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.53 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.95 million hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.63 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.66 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.58 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 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 | 2.53 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0717 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2316 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3249 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Czechia was 2.52 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million hectares in 1930.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 690,810 hectares in 1000.
- How does Czechia rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Czechia ranks 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.