Consumption-based deforestation per person in Slovakia
Slovakia: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 2.27 square meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Slovakia, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based deforestation per person in Slovakia is 2.27 square meters, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Slovakia peaked at 4.42 square meters in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.27 square meters, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 113th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 square meters | 2.62 square meters | 3.45 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.68 square meters | 2.64 square meters | 4.42 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 square meters | 2.27 square meters | 3.37 square meters | 4 |
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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 consumption-based deforestation per person in Slovakia?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Slovakia was 2.27 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 square meters in 2018.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 square meters in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Slovakia ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.