Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 27.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Slovakia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 27.2% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Slovakia peaked at 32.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 37th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.5% | — |
| 1994 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 32.0% | 32.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.6% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.2% | 28.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Slovakia?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Slovakia was 27.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Slovakia ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.