Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Slovakia
Slovakia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 499 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Slovakia stood at 499 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Slovakia peaked at 865 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 499 1000 ha, in 2024.
Slovakia ranks 143rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 835 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 835 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 840 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 842 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 846 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 848 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 856 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 865 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 784 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 799 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 795 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 514 1000 ha | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 524 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 536 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 528 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 532 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 524 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 527.3 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 518.2 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 514.9 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 511 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 511.4 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 520.6 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 521 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 518 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 524 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 518 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 519 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 512 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 509 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 501 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 499 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 499 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.82 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 499 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 52% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -35.3% | 795 1000 ha | 514 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 843.14 1000 ha | 835 1000 ha | 856 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 640.1 1000 ha | 514 1000 ha | 865 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 518.44 1000 ha | 511 1000 ha | 527.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 508 1000 ha | 499 1000 ha | 519 1000 ha | 5 |
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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Slovakia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Slovakia was 499 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 865 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 499 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Slovakia ranks 143rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.