Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Slovakia
Slovakia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 663,130 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 663,130 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Slovakia peaked at 859,786 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 663,130 ha, in 2024.
Slovakia ranks 89th of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 834,438 ha | — |
| 1994 | 859,786 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 847,947 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 827,694 ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 852,581 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 859,622 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 733,641 ha | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 812,784 ha | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 825,820 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 820,036 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 794,179 ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 818,080 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 794,635 ha | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 732,875 ha | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 784,432 ha | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 799,375 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 769,436 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 683,483 ha | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 741,475 ha | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 792,817 ha | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 759,838 ha | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 779,581 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 749,217 ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 753,845 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 717,472 ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 743,140 ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 769,120 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 747,320 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 717,690 ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 711,490 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 694,170 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 663,130 ha | -4.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 663,130 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 2.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 663,130 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 830,816 ha | 733,641 ha | 859,786 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 795,165 ha | 732,875 ha | 825,820 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 748,999 ha | 683,483 ha | 792,817 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 706,760 ha | 663,130 ha | 747,320 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Slovakia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Slovakia was 663,130 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 859,786 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 663,130 ha in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Slovakia ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.