Arable land use per person in Slovakia
Slovakia: Arable land use per person was 0.2408 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Slovakia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Slovakia is 0.2408 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Slovakia peaked at 0.2933 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2408 hectares per person, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 42nd of 206 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 use per person in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2933 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.292 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2904 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.289 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2879 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.287 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2852 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2836 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2681 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2622 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.263 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2565 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2562 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2569 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2582 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2577 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2575 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2515 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2508 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2489 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.248 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2475 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2473 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2466 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2434 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2436 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2408 hectares per person | -1.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.2408 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 3.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.2408 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2893 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2621 hectares per person | 0.2562 hectares per person | 0.2836 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2514 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2436 hectares per person | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2466 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4834 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Slovakia?
- Arable land use per person in Slovakia was 0.2408 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2933 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2408 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for arable land use per person?
- Slovakia ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.