Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia
Slovakia: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 5.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.56 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
32nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
2.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia is 5.56 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia peaked at 6.43 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.71 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 2001 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | +43.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 2005 | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 5.18 tonnes per hectare | +45.3% |
| 2009 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 5.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Slovakia was 5.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Slovakia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.