Arable land use per person in Slovenia
Slovenia: Arable land use per person was 0.0844 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0844 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
125th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1004 hectares per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.0842 hectares per person
in 2002
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Arable land use per person in Slovenia, 1992–2023
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
In 2023, arable land use per person in Slovenia stood at 0.0844 hectares per person.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Slovenia peaked at 0.1004 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0842 hectares per person, in 2002.
Slovenia ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1002 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1004 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0985 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0985 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.096 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0871 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0868 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0862 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.087 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0868 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0842 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0867 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0881 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.088 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0887 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0867 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0907 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0903 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0901 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0898 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0898 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0893 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0892 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.089 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0877 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0859 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0852 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0849 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0848 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0844 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.0844 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.0844 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0942 hectares per person | 0.0862 hectares per person | 0.1004 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0877 hectares per person | 0.0842 hectares per person | 0.0907 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0889 hectares per person | 0.0859 hectares per person | 0.0901 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0848 hectares per person | 0.0844 hectares per person | 0.0852 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More environment data for Slovenia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.523 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 -0.9661 % 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 0.078 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Slovenia?
- Arable land use per person in Slovenia was 0.0844 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1004 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0842 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Slovenia rank for arable land use per person?
- Slovenia ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.