Slovak Republic - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Slovak Republic was 18,890 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,460 in 1995 and a minimum value of 18,790 in 2017.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1993 24,460
1994 24,460
1995 24,460
1996 24,440
1997 24,450
1998 24,430
1999 24,430
2000 24,400
2001 22,550
2002 22,370
2003 22,360
2004 19,340
2005 19,410
2006 19,390
2007 19,300
2008 19,370
2009 19,300
2010 19,447
2011 19,297
2012 19,274
2013 18,934
2014 18,894
2015 18,886
2016 18,860
2017 18,790
2018 18,890

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Slovak Republic was 39.29 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 50.85 in 1995, while its lowest value was 39.08 in 2017.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1993 50.85
1994 50.85
1995 50.85
1996 50.81
1997 50.83
1998 50.79
1999 50.79
2000 50.73
2001 46.88
2002 46.51
2003 46.48
2004 40.21
2005 40.35
2006 40.31
2007 40.12
2008 40.27
2009 40.13
2010 40.44
2011 40.13
2012 40.08
2013 39.37
2014 39.30
2015 39.28
2016 39.23
2017 39.08
2018 39.29

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use