What is the highest surface area recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 49,040 sq. km in 2009.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 49,030 sq. km in 1961.

How does Slovakia rank for surface area?

Slovakia ranks 129th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Slovakia

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Slovakia
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Slovakia: Surface area (sq. km) was 49,030 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

49,030 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

129th

of 216 countries

All-time high

49,040 sq. km

in 2009

All-time low

49,030 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in Slovakia, 1961–2024

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 sq. km.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 49,030 sq. km for surface area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Slovakia peaked at 49,040 sq. km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49,030 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Slovakia 129th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Surface area (sq. km) in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Slovakia, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	49,030 sq. km	—
1962	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	49,035 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	49,040 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	49,037 sq. km	-0.0%
2011	49,036 sq. km	-0.0%
2012	49,036 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	49,036 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	49,030 sq. km	-0.0%
2015	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	49,030 sq. km	+0.0%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

Slovakia's 49,030 sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Slovakia's 49,030 sq. km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85,240 sq. km, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	9
1970s	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	10
1980s	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	10
1990s	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	10
2000s	49,032 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,040 sq. km	10
2010s	49,032 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,037 sq. km	10
2020s	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	49,030 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

126 Togo 56,785 sq. km compare
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 sq. km compare
128 Costa Rica 51,100 sq. km compare
130 Estonia 45,340 sq. km compare
131 Denmark 42,920 sq. km compare
132 Netherlands 41,540 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia

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Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2514 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1932 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3435 hectares per person (2025)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Slovakia?: Surface area in Slovakia was 49,030 sq. km in 2024, 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 surface area recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 49,040 sq. km in 2009.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 49,030 sq. km in 1961.
How does Slovakia rank for surface area?: Slovakia ranks 129th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.