Slovak Republic's arable land (hectares) was 1.3 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 4.06% from 1.36 million in 2014 (0.41% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.3 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.35 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.36 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.56 million | 1993 |
| Lowest | 1.3 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.33 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.56 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Slovak Republic's arable land (hectares) fell 0.2% on 2023 (from 1.31 million to 1.3 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.6% and a typical year strayed about 1.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.7% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.6% in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 5,230 a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 1.3 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 7,614, against 14,667 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Slovak Republic had the 95th highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Slovak Republic in the 2024 ranking
- Sri Lanka — 92nd of 205: 1.37 million
- Latvia — 93rd of 205: 1.36 million
- Austria — 94th of 205: 1.32 million
- Korea, Rep. — 96th of 205: 1.3 million
- Kyrgyz Republic — 97th of 205: 1.29 million
- Lao PDR — 98th of 205: 1.22 million
What this measures
Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources.
All 32 values
| Year | Arable land (hectares) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,304,000 |
| 2023 | 1,307,000 |
| 2022 | 1,323,000 |
| 2021 | 1,326,000 |
| 2020 | 1,346,000 |
| 2019 | 1,349,000 |
| 2018 | 1,348,000 |
| 2017 | 1,343,000 |
| 2016 | 1,347,000 |
| 2015 | 1,350,000 |
| 2014 |
Arable land (hectares) in nearby economies
- Albania — 589,660 (2024)
- Andorra — 144.3 (2024)
- Armenia — 441,600 (2024)
- Austria — 1.32 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 2.09 million (2024)
- Belarus — 5.52 million (2024)
- Belgium — 863,291 (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 411,110 (2024)
- Bulgaria — 3.49 million (2024)
- Croatia — 852,000 (2024)
- Cyprus — 96,305 (2024)
- Czechia — 2.53 million (2024)
More environment data for Slovak Republic
- Population in largest city — 443,679 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 15.41% (2025)
- Rural population — 2.53 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 46.81% (2025)
- Urban population — 2.88 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 53.19% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -0.16% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — -0.15% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 18,190 (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Slovak Republic's arable land (hectares)?
- 1.3 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is down 16.52% from 1.56 million in 1993 (0.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.56 million in 1993 and the lowest 1.3 million in 2024.
- How does Slovak Republic rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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