Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Czechia
Czechia: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Czechia, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded -0.2% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 144.2% on the previous year and down 184.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Czechia peaked at 1.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2021.
That places Czechia 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Czechia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -347.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +23.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -23.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -26.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 1970 | -0.4% | -290.5% |
| 1971 | -0.3% | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -230.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +33.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -76.5% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -130.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -495.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -36.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +56.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | -579.0% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -142.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -65.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -269.7% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | +89.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | +174.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | +34.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -48.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -85.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -206.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +354.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +95.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +115.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -48.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -76.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +217.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +86.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -38.2% |
| 2021 | -1.8% | -844.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -186.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -78.9% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | -144.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's -0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -844.9% | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | -579.0% | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | +495.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | +354.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1962 | +347.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1970 | -290.5% | 0.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -1.8% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More climate change data for Czechia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 222.01 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 892.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 113.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.46 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Czechia?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Czechia was -0.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Czechia ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 184.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.