Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Czechia

Czechia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 12.55 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.55 percent
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
114th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.03 percent
in 2021
All-time low
10.86 percent
in 2002
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Czechia, 1993–2023

0510151993200820231993: 11.3 percent1994: 11.5 percent1995: 11.7 percent1996: 12.2 percent1997: 12.3 percent1998: 12.3 percent1999: 12.3 percent2000: 12.4 percent2001: 12.5 percent2002: 10.9 percent2003: 11.3 percent2004: 11.1 percent2005: 11 percent2006: 11.5 percent2007: 12.1 percent2008: 12.1 percent2009: 12 percent2010: 12.1 percent2011: 12.2 percent2012: 12.5 percent2013: 12.6 percent2014: 12.7 percent2015: 12.4 percent2016: 12.3 percent2017: 12.7 percent2018: 12.8 percent2019: 12.8 percent2020: 12.8 percent2021: 13 percent2022: 13 percent2023: 12.6 percent

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Czechia stood at 12.55 percent.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Czechia peaked at 13.03 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.86 percent, in 2002.

That places Czechia 114th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.94 percent 11.3 percent 12.33 percent 7
2000s 11.69 percent 10.86 percent 12.5 percent 10
2010s 12.52 percent 12.12 percent 12.85 percent 10
2020s 12.85 percent 12.55 percent 13.03 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Czechia?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Czechia was 12.55 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 13.03 percent in 2021.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.86 percent in 2002.
How does Czechia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Czechia ranks 114th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).