Forestry
In 2024, roundwood removals amounted to 17.8 million m3 (underbark); there was a year-on-year decrease by 0.7 million m3. The share of salvage felling was 45.0%; spruce was the main species harvested (68.5% of roundwood removals). Afforestation/reforestation (planting and sowing) was carried out on an area of 29 494 hectares, with conifers prevailing (55.3% of the area). Natural forest regeneration reached a record area of 12 447 ha.
Roundwood removals
Publication date: 30. 05. 2025
2024
17,806,956 m³ excl. bark
Salvage felling
Publication date: 30. 05. 2025
2024
8,018,861 m³ excl. bark
Afforestation/reforestation
Publication date: 30. 05. 2025
2024
29,494 ha
Natural forest regeneration
Publication date: 30. 05. 2025
2024
12,447 ha
Selected data on forestry
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest land as at 31. 12 (hectare) | 2,671,659 | 2,673,392 | 2,675,670 | 2,677,329 | 2,678,804 | 2,680,372 | 2,681,764 | 2,683,138 |
| Areas of tree species as at 31. 12. - total (hectare) | 2,571,749 | 2,574,151 | 2,576,068 | 2,571,033 | 2,565,378 | 2,557,600 | 2,553,669 | 2,547,019 |
| Areas of tree species as at 31. 12. - coniferous (hectare) | 1,870,015 | 1,862,445 | 1,852,922 | 1,836,427 | 1,817,472 | 1,788,089 | 1,768,789 | 1,747,462 |
| Areas of tree species as at 31. 12. - non-coniferous (hectare) | 701,734 | 711,706 | 723,146 | 734,606 | 747,906 | 769,511 | 784,880 | 799,557 |
| Afforestation/reforestation total (hectare) | 19,973 | 21,245 | 28,670 | 33,671 | 40,679 | 39,970 | 35,222 | 29,494 |
| Natural forest regeneration (hectare) | 4,473 | 4,075 | 5,224 | 6,615 | 9,111 | 10,088 | 9,566 | 12,447 |
| Roundwood removals total (m³ under bark) | 19,387,109 | 25,688,785 | 32,585,563 | 35,753,599 | 30,256,482 | 25,110,201 | 18,492,856 | 17,806,956 |
| Roundwood removals - coniferous (m³ under bark) | 17,735,204 | 24,212,510 | 31,312,582 | 34,486,887 | 28,714,361 | 23,050,327 | 16,599,540 | 15,674,286 |
| Roundwood removals - non-coniferous (m³ under bark) | 1,651,905 | 1,476,275 | 1,272,981 | 1,266,712 | 1,542,121 | 2,059,874 | 1,893,316 | 2,132,670 |
| Salvage felling total (from Roundwood removals total; m³ under bark) | 11,742,894 | 23,012,587 | 30,944,758 | 33,912,020 | 26,278,904 | 19,776,372 | 11,033,836 | 8,018,861 |
| Salvage felling - Natural disasters (m³ under bark) | 4,345,044 | 8,377,841 | 5,878,948 | 4,597,015 | 4,861,654 | 5,862,356 | 3,421,804 | 3,917,451 |
| Salvage felling - Insects (m³ under bark) | 5,852,984 | 13,059,157 | 22,779,865 | 26,243,307 | 18,285,952 | 11,544,685 | 5,579,591 | 2,387,782 |
| Cleaning (hectare) | 35,024 | 32,008 | 25,346 | 27,689 | 29,766 | 37,549 | 47,301 | 49,593 |
| Thinning (hectare) | 53,515 | 27,450 | 14,464 | 16,180 | 28,752 | 44,174 | 54,678 | 73,173 |
Source: Forest land - Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre, Areas of tree species - Czech Forestry Institute
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