Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 55 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Slovakia stood at 55 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Slovakia peaked at 241 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 55 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 241 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 235 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 217 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 194 1000 ha | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 171 1000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 182 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 178 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 183 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 183 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 183 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 188 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 192 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 189 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 172 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 172 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 166 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 135 1000 ha | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 109 1000 ha | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 101.4 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 86.9 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 77.4 1000 ha | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 65.5 1000 ha | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 62.2 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 64.4 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 62.8 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 65.5 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 65.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.3 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 62.4 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 63.3 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 56 1000 ha | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 55 1000 ha | -1.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 55 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.5 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 55 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 217.08 1000 ha, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202.57 1000 ha | 171 1000 ha | 241 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 176.3 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.06 1000 ha | 62.2 1000 ha | 109 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8 1000 ha | 55 1000 ha | 63.3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 127 Côte d'Ivoire 72.75 1000 ha compare
- 127 Cote d'Ivoire 72.75 1000 ha compare
- 129 Suriname 57 1000 ha compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 54.27 1000 ha compare
- 132 Switzerland 52 1000 ha compare
- 133 Eswatini 49.85 1000 ha 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)
- 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Slovakia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Slovakia was 55 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 241 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Slovakia ranks 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.