Forest area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Forest area was 1.94 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.94 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.94 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
1.90 million hectares
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.90 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.90 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.94 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.94 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.94 million hectares | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.94 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 4.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.94 million hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million hectares, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4834 % change on previous year (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.