Czech Republic Forest Information and Data

According to the U.N. FAO, 34.4% or about 2,657,000 ha of Czech Republic is forested, according to FAO. Of this 0.3% ( 9,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest. Czech Republic had 2,635,000 ha of planted forest.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Czech Republic lost an average of 1,400 ha or 0.05% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Czech Republic gained 1.1% of its forest cover, or around 28,000 ha.

Czech Republic's forests contain 356 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Czech Rep has some 504 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 0.6% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 3.0% are threatened. Czech Rep is home to at least 1900 species of vascular plants. 2.5% of Czech Rep is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

The following contains data relating to forest cover in Czech Republic

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Czech Republic: Forest Cover, 2010 Total Land Area (1000 ha) 7726 Total Forest Area (1000 ha) 2657 Percent Forest Cover 34 Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha) 9 Primary Forest, % total forest n.s. Other wooded land (1000 ha) 0 Percent other wooded land 0 Czech Republic: Breakdown of forest types, 2010 Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 9 n.s. Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 13 n.s. Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 2635 99 Czech Republic: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010 TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 2629 2637 2647 2657 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 1 2 2 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0.03 0.08 0.08 Czech Republic: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010 FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 19 21 21 22 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 1.1 1.05 0.48 Czech Republic: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010 PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 9 9 9 9 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 Czech Republic: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010 PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 2610 2616 2626 2635 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 1 2 2 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0.02 0.08 0.07 Czech Republic: Primary designated function (percent) Production Protection of soil and water Conservation of biodiversity Social services Multiple use Other None or unknown 75 9 13 3 0 0 0 Czech Republic: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent) OWNERSHIP PATTERN Public ownership Private ownership Other 76 24 0 PRIVATE OWNERSHIP Individuals Business entities and institutions Local, indigenous and tribal communities 86 14 0 HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS Public administration Individuals Business entities and Institutions Communities Other 100 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic: Growing stock in forest GROWING STOCK IN FOREST Total (million m3) Per hectare (m3) Coniferous (million m3) Broadleaved (million m3) % commercial species 769 290 634 136 100 GROWING STOCK IN FOREST Total (million m3) Per hectare (m3) Coniferous (million m3) Broadleaved (million m3) % commercial species 0 - Czech Republic: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010 CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons) 1990 2000 2005 2010 287 322 339 356 CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons) 2000 134 ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr) 1990 2000 2005 2010 4 3 3 ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr) 1990 2000 2005 2010 1.3 1.2 1.1 Czech Republic: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005 FOREST FIRE 1000 ha % wild fire (not managed burn) 1 100 EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE Insects Diseases Other biotic agents Abiotic factors Total (excluding fire) % of 2005 forest area 13 48 1 24 87 3 Czech Republic: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005 INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) 1990 2000 2005 percent of which from forest 2005 11874 14836 16786 100 WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) 1990 2000 2005 percent of which from forest 2005 1156 1023 1487 100 Czech Republic: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005 Value of removals (million US$) Value per ha forest (US$) Industrial roundwood Woodfuel NWFP Total 850 21 165 1037 n.s. Czech Republic: Employment in forestry 1990-2005 TOTAL (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 - - - IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 53 31 22 IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 - - - Czech Republic: Forest policy and legal framework 2008 National forest policy (year): Yes (1994) Sub-national forest policy: No National forest program (year) - status: Yes (2008) In implementation National forest law (year): Specific forest law (1995) Sub-national forest law: No Czech Republic: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008 2000 2005 2008 # % female # % female # % female - - - - - - Czech Republic: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005 Forest revenue Public expenditure (1000 US$) Domestic funding External funding Total (1000 US$) Operational expenditure Transfer payments Operational expenditure Transfer payments Operational expenditure Transfer payments - - 29418 - 5717 - 35133 Czech Republic: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010 CbD: UNFCCC: Kyoto Protocol: UNCCD: ITTA: CITeS: Ramsar: World Heritage Convention: NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Czech Republic: Environment Environment - current issues air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution Environment - international agreements party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Natural hazards flooding Czech Republic: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 39.8% permanent crops: 3.05% other: 57.15% (2001) Natural resources hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber Czech Republic: Economy Economy - overview: The Czech Republic is one of the most stable and prosperous of the post-Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. Growth in 2000-05 was supported by exports to the EU, primarily to Germany, and a strong recovery of foreign and domestic investment. Domestic demand is playing an ever more important role in underpinning growth as interest rates drop and the availability of credit cards and mortgages increases. Current account deficits of around 5% of GDP are beginning to decline as demand for Czech products in the European Union increases. Inflation is under control. Recent accession to the EU gives further impetus and direction to structural reform. In early 2004 the government passed increases in the Value Added Tax (VAT) and tightened eligibility for social benefits with the intention to bring the public finance gap down to 4% of GDP by 2006, but more difficult pension and healthcare reforms will have to wait until after the next elections. Privatization of the state-owned telecommunications firm Cesky Telecom took place in 2005. Intensified restructuring among large enterprises, improvements in the financial sector, and effective use of available EU funds should strengthen output growth. GDP - per capita $18,100 (2005 est.) GDP - real growth rate (%) 4.6% (2005 est.) Agriculture - products wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: 3.4%, industry: 39.3%, services: 57.3% (2004 est.) Industries metallurgy, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, glass, armaments Economic aid - recipient $2.4 billion in available EU structural adjustment and cohesion funds (2004-06) Debt - external $43.2 billion (30 June 2005 est.) Population below poverty line (%) NA Labor force - by occupation (%) agriculture 4%, industry 38%, services 58% (2002 est.) Czech Republic: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 10,241,138 Population growth rate (%) (2005) -0.05% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 132.5 Percent rural (2003) 25.7% Median age (years) total: 38.97 years Total fertility rate (children born/woman) 1.2 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups (%) Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4% (2001 census) Largest Cities in Czech Republic Cities and urban areas in Czech Republic with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002. City Country City Population Urban Area Population Prague Czech Republic 1174200 1379200 Brno Czech Republic 377800 377800 Ostrava Czech Republic 318500 644000 Plzen Czech Republic 165600 165600 Olomouc Czech Republic 103100 103100 Czech Republic: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 3.626 million (2003) Telephones - mobile cellular 9,708,700 (2003) Roadways (km) total: 127,672 km paved: 127,672 km (including 518 km of expressways) (2002) Czech Republic: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: 76.02 years male: 72.74 years female: 79.49 years (2005 est.) Infant mortality rate 3.93 deaths/1,000 live births HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) less than 0.1% (2001 est.) Czech Republic : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com Select a Country or Region INDEX Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central America Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d�Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic DR Congo East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oceania Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States of America United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Vietnam Virgin Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Tropical rainforest information  World Rainforests  Rainforest Structure  Rainforest Biodiversity  Canopy  Forest Floor  Rainforest Waters  Indigenous People  Deforestation  Global Importance  Rainforest Conservation  Country Reports update soon  References  Deforestation Tables  The Amazon Rainforest update soon  The Congo Rainforest update soon  Deforestation in Brazil  Rainforest Images   Web mongabay.com Mongabay Rainforests Mongabay News Mongabay Photos