Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Slovakia
Slovakia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Slovakia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Slovakia is 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Slovakia peaked at 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 34th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 31 Belgium 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cuba 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Belarus 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Azerbaijan 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guinea 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Luxembourg 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Slovakia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.5587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Slovakia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Slovakia was 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Slovakia ranks 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.