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.
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
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 46.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 2.53 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 663,130 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,560 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.69 million metric tons (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.