Environment
Czechia
Climate
temperate; mild summers; cold, overcast, humid winters
Geoparks
global geoparks and regional networks
Bohemian Paradise (2023)
total global geoparks and regional networks
1
Land use
other
16% (2023 est.)
forest
38.2% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
45.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 32.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 12.5% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
74.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
5.335 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
37.3% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
pollution of air and water (including acid rain) in the regions of northwest Bohemia and northern Moravia near Ostrava; contamination resulting from industrial activities, mining, and agricultural practices
Total water withdrawal
municipal
626 million cubic meters (2022)
industrial
776 million cubic meters (2022)
agricultural
44 million cubic meters (2022)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
79.901 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
12.527 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
41.667 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
25.707 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
13.15 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements