Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 40.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
40.4%
World rank
78th
of 219 countries
All-time high
40.4%
in 2025
All-time low
39.5%
in 2000
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Slovakia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 40.4% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Slovakia peaked at 40.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 78th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.5% | — |
| 2000 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.2% | 40.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 75 Mozambique 41.0% compare
- 76 North Macedonia 40.7% compare
- 77 Cameroon 40.5% compare
- 79 Norway 39.8% compare
- 80 Nicaragua 39.7% compare
- 81 New Zealand 39.1% 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.009 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0.0067 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Slovakia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Slovakia was 40.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Slovakia ranks 78th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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