What is land use over the long-term in Slovakia?

Land use over the long-term in Slovakia was 498,400 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 1.61 million hectares in 1600.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 494,773 hectares in 2017.

How does Slovakia rank for land use over the long-term?

Slovakia ranks 120th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Slovakia data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Slovakia

Name: Land use over the long-term in Slovakia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Slovakia: Land use over the long-term was 498,400 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

498,400 hectares

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

120th

of 202 countries

All-time high

1.61 million hectares

in 1600

All-time low

494,773 hectares

in 2017

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Slovakia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Slovakia is 498,400 hectares, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Slovakia peaked at 1.61 million hectares in 1600 and was at its lowest, 494,773 hectares, in 2017.

Slovakia ranks 120th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	887,256 hectares	887,256 hectares	887,256 hectares	1
1100s	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1
1200s	1.43 million hectares	1.43 million hectares	1.43 million hectares	1
1300s	1.58 million hectares	1.58 million hectares	1.58 million hectares	1
1400s	1.52 million hectares	1.52 million hectares	1.52 million hectares	1
1500s	1.32 million hectares	1.32 million hectares	1.32 million hectares	1
1600s	1.61 million hectares	1.61 million hectares	1.61 million hectares	1
1700s	1.42 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	1
1710s	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	1
1720s	1.30 million hectares	1.30 million hectares	1.30 million hectares	1
1730s	1.23 million hectares	1.23 million hectares	1.23 million hectares	1
1740s	1.15 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	1.15 million hectares	1
1750s	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1
1760s	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1
1770s	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1
1780s	1.05 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	1
1790s	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1
1800s	1.02 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	1
1810s	1.02 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	1
1820s	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1
1830s	1.05 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	1
1840s	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1
1850s	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1
1860s	1.08 million hectares	1.08 million hectares	1.08 million hectares	1
1870s	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1
1880s	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	1
1890s	1.02 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	1
1900s	990,720 hectares	990,720 hectares	990,720 hectares	1
1910s	956,265 hectares	956,265 hectares	956,265 hectares	1
1920s	916,916 hectares	916,916 hectares	916,916 hectares	1
1930s	940,449 hectares	940,449 hectares	940,449 hectares	1
1940s	874,754 hectares	874,754 hectares	874,754 hectares	1
1950s	840,217 hectares	804,914 hectares	866,455 hectares	10
1960s	851,256 hectares	834,200 hectares	880,627 hectares	10
1970s	822,786 hectares	808,151 hectares	833,253 hectares	10
1980s	784,609 hectares	777,362 hectares	796,782 hectares	10
1990s	827,861 hectares	777,363 hectares	855,999 hectares	10
2000s	640,100 hectares	514,000 hectares	864,999 hectares	10
2010s	511,741 hectares	494,773 hectares	527,300 hectares	10
2020s	507,667 hectares	498,400 hectares	519,000 hectares	6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

117 Guyana 594,000 hectares compare
118 Latvia 570,500 hectares compare
119 Benin 549,984 hectares compare
121 Haiti 490,000 hectares compare
122 Burundi 483,000 hectares compare
123 Sweden 471,988 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Slovakia?: Land use over the long-term in Slovakia was 498,400 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 1.61 million hectares in 1600.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 494,773 hectares in 2017.
How does Slovakia rank for land use over the long-term?: Slovakia ranks 120th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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