Cropland — Area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Cropland — Area was 1,320 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area in Slovakia stood at 1,320 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Slovakia peaked at 1,611 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,320 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 126th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,611 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 1,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,606 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,602 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,599 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,595 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,587 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,575 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,471 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,438 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,441 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,420 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,417 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,403 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,402 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,405 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,406 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,417 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,412 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,412 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,382 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,378 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,368 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,365 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,361 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,365 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,367 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,364 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,344 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,340 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,324 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,320 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1,320 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 230.54 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1,320 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,532 1000 ha, 86% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,602 1000 ha | 1,587 1000 ha | 1,611 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,438 1000 ha | 1,402 1000 ha | 1,575 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,383 1000 ha | 1,361 1000 ha | 1,417 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,338 1000 ha | 1,320 1000 ha | 1,364 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 123 Latvia 1,366 1000 ha compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 1,363 1000 ha compare
- 125 Dominican Republic 1,333 1000 ha compare
- 127 Haiti 1,305 1000 ha compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 1,215 1000 ha compare
- 129 Somalia 1,130 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 9.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Slovakia?
- Cropland — area in Slovakia was 1,320 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,611 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,320 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for cropland — area?
- Slovakia ranks 126th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area 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, published as part of Cropland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.