Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Slovakia or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 6.16 hectares against 5.08 hectares in Slovakia as of 2024.

What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Slovakia and United States Virgin Islands?

1.08 hectares, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States Virgin Islands?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Slovakia vs United States Virgin Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Slovakia

5.08 hectares

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

6.16 hectares

in 2024

Slovakia rank

159th

United States Virgin Islands rank

156th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Slovakia
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 6.16 hectares against 5.08 hectares in Slovakia, a difference of 1.08 hectares.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Slovakia ranks 159th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th of 187 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.84 hectares	16.57 hectares	5.27 hectares	Slovakia
2010s	45.3 hectares	27.53 hectares	17.77 hectares	Slovakia
2020s	11.54 hectares	8.78 hectares	2.77 hectares	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Slovakia or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 6.16 hectares against 5.08 hectares in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Slovakia and United States Virgin Islands?: 1.08 hectares, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States Virgin Islands?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Slovakia and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Slovakia ranks 159th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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