Forest area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Forest area was 1.94 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Slovakia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.94 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Slovakia peaked at 1.94 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million hectares, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 113th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.90 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area in Slovakia?
- Forest area in Slovakia was 1.94 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million hectares in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for forest area?
- Slovakia ranks 113th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.