Annual change in forest area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Annual change in forest area was 1,854 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Slovakia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Slovakia stood at 1,854 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 141.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Slovakia peaked at 1,894 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -107 hectares, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 49th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -107 hectares | -107 hectares | -107 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,474 hectares | -107 hectares | 1,650 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,307 hectares | 767.99 hectares | 1,894 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,861 hectares | 1,854 hectares | 1,894 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 46 Cuba 2,190 hectares compare
- 47 Israel 2,000 hectares compare
- 48 Denmark 1,970 hectares compare
- 50 Switzerland 1,832 hectares compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 1,500 hectares compare
- 51 South Sudan 1,500 hectares compare
More environment data for Slovakia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0206 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Slovakia?
- Annual change in forest area in Slovakia was 1,854 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,894 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was -107 hectares in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Slovakia ranks 49th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.