Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia
Slovakia: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 501,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of 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 hectares.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 501,000 hectares for area of permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia peaked at 865,000 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 501,000 hectares, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 125th 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 835,000 hectares | — |
| 1994 | 835,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 840,000 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 842,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 846,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 848,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 856,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 865,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 784,000 hectares | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 799,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 795,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 514,000 hectares | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 524,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 536,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 528,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 532,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 524,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 527,300 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 518,200 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 514,900 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 511,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 511,400 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 520,600 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 521,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 518,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 524,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 518,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 519,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 512,000 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 509,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 501,000 hectares | -1.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 501,000 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 378,820 hectares, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 501,000 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968,416 hectares, 52% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of 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% | 795,000 hectares | 514,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 843,143 hectares | 835,000 hectares | 856,000 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 640,100 hectares | 514,000 hectares | 865,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 518,440 hectares | 511,000 hectares | 527,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 510,250 hectares | 501,000 hectares | 519,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Slovakia was 501,000 hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 865,000 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 501,000 hectares in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Slovakia ranks 125th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.