Forest land — Area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Forest land — Area was 1,940 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Slovakia stood at 1,940 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Slovakia peaked at 1,940 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,901 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 126th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,902 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 1,902 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,902 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,902 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,902 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,902 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,902 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,901 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,903 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,908 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,910 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,911 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,913 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,915 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,916 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,918 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,919 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,919 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,920 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,921 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,922 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,924 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,926 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,927 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,929 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,931 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,933 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,935 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,937 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,939 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1,940 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 3.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1,940 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,902 1000 ha | 1,902 1000 ha | 1,902 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,909 1000 ha | 1,901 1000 ha | 1,916 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,922 1000 ha | 1,918 1000 ha | 1,929 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,936 1000 ha | 1,931 1000 ha | 1,940 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 forest land — area in Slovakia?
- Forest land — area in Slovakia was 1,940 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,940 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,901 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for forest land — area?
- Slovakia ranks 126th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.