Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 10.42 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia stood at 10.42 percent. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia peaked at 17.98 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.42 percent, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 123rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.36 percent | — |
| 1994 | 17.36 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.46 percent | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.51 percent | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.59 percent | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.63 percent | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 17.8 percent | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.98 percent | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.3 percent | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 16.61 percent | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.52 percent | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.69 percent | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 10.89 percent | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.14 percent | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.98 percent | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.06 percent | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.9 percent | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.96 percent | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.78 percent | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.71 percent | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.63 percent | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.64 percent | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.83 percent | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.84 percent | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.77 percent | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.9 percent | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.77 percent | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.79 percent | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.65 percent | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.59 percent | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.42 percent | -1.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 10.42 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 10.42 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 68% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -35.3% | 16.52 percent | 10.69 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.53 percent | 17.36 percent | 17.8 percent | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.31 percent | 10.69 percent | 17.98 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.78 percent | 10.63 percent | 10.96 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 percent | 10.42 percent | 10.79 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 120 Belarus 11.73 percent compare
- 121 Puerto Rico 11.58 percent compare
- 122 Bhutan 10.83 percent compare
- 124 East Timor 10.09 percent compare
- 125 Montserrat 10 percent compare
- 126 Poland 9.84 percent compare
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia was 10.42 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.98 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.42 percent in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Slovakia ranks 123rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).