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 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Slovakia

Name: Surface area 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 was 49,030 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

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

1961–2023

Surface area in Slovakia, 1961–2023

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 sq. km.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 49,030 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.0% 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 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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	4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

126 Togo 56,790 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

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Slovakia?: Surface area in Slovakia was 49,030 sq. km 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 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 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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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About this data

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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