Land use in Slovakia
Slovakia: Land use was 1.32 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Slovakia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Slovakia stood at 1.32 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Slovakia peaked at 1.61 million hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million hectares, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 107th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Slovakia?
- Land use in Slovakia was 1.32 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million hectares in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for land use?
- Slovakia ranks 107th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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