Agricultural land — Area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Agricultural land — Area was 1,819 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1,819 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Slovakia peaked at 2,446 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,819 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 138th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,446 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 2,446 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,446 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,444 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,445 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,443 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,443 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,440 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,255 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 2,237 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,236 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,934 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,939 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,930 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,937 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,930 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,945 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,930 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,927 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,893 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,889 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,889 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,886 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,879 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,889 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,885 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,883 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,856 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,849 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,825 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,819 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1,819 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 2.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1,819 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 70% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,445 1000 ha | 2,443 1000 ha | 2,446 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,078 1000 ha | 1,930 1000 ha | 2,440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,901 1000 ha | 1,879 1000 ha | 1,945 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,846 1000 ha | 1,819 1000 ha | 1,883 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.7171 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0921 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.44 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 9.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Slovakia?
- Agricultural land — area in Slovakia was 1,819 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,446 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,819 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Slovakia ranks 138th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.