Forest area in Slovakia

Forests covered 40.3% of the land area of Slovakia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1993.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1993 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Slovakia, 2024 40.3% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 40.3%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Slovakia (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 79th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Slovakia over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2024 40.3% –
2023 40.3% 40.1%
2022 40.2% 40.0%
2021 40.2% 40.0%
2020 40.2% 39.9%
2019 40.1% 39.9%
2018 40.1% 39.8%
2017 40.0% 39.8%
2016 40.0% 39.7%
2015 40.0% 39.7%
2014 40.0% 39.6%
2013 39.9% 39.5%
2012 39.9% 39.4%
2011 39.9% 39.4%
2010 39.9% 39.3%
2009 39.8% 39.2%
2008 39.8% 39.1%
2007 39.8% 38.9%
2006 39.7% 38.8%
2005 39.7% 38.7%
2004 39.7% 38.6%
2003 39.6% 38.4%
2002 39.6% 38.3%
2001 39.6% 38.2%
2000 39.5% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 40.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 40.0%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 79th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1993 to 2024 for Slovakia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)