Arable land in Slovakia
Slovakia: Arable land was 0.2408 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Slovakia, 1993–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Slovakia is 0.2408 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Slovakia peaked at 0.2933 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2408 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Slovakia 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2933 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.292 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2904 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.289 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2879 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.287 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2852 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2836 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2681 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2622 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.263 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2565 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2562 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2569 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2582 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2577 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2575 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2515 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2508 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2489 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.248 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2475 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2473 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2466 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2434 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2436 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2408 hectares per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2893 hectares per person | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2621 hectares per person | 0.2562 hectares per person | 0.2836 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2514 hectares per person | 0.2469 hectares per person | 0.2582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2436 hectares per person | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2466 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 454.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4681 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Slovakia?
- Arable land in Slovakia was 0.2408 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2933 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2408 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for arable land?
- Slovakia ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.