Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia
Slovakia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 776,200 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
776,200 hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 185 countries
All-time high
776,200 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
741,200 hectares
in 2010
Years of data
33
1993–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia is 776,200 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia peaked at 776,200 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 741,200 hectares, in 2010.
That places Slovakia 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 743,677 hectares | — |
| 1994 | 745,306 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 746,935 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 748,564 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 750,193 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 751,822 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 753,451 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 755,080 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 753,692 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 752,304 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 750,916 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 749,528 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 748,140 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 746,752 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 745,364 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 743,976 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 742,588 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 741,200 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 742,328 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 743,456 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 744,584 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 745,712 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 746,840 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 751,970 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 757,100 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 762,230 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 767,360 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 772,490 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 773,232 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 773,974 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 774,716 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 775,458 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 776,200 hectares | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 776,200 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 776,200 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 748,564 hectares | 743,677 hectares | 753,451 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 748,834 hectares | 742,588 hectares | 755,080 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 750,278 hectares | 741,200 hectares | 767,360 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 774,345 hectares | 772,490 hectares | 776,200 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Slovakia was 776,200 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 776,200 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 741,200 hectares in 2010.
- How does Slovakia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Slovakia ranks 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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