Slovakia's forest cover rose from 39.5 % in 1994 to 40.1 % in 2023.
Slovakia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Slovakia's forest area rose from 19,021 km in 1994 to 19,259 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
23rd of 213 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia
Slovakia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 35.9 % in 2013 to 37.5 % in 2025.
Slovakia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 50.9 % in 1994 to 38.0 % in 2023.
Slovakia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 32.5 % in 1994 to 27.2 % in 2023.
Air
Slovakia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 25.5 in 1994 to 13.7 in 2023.
Water
Slovakia's water stress fell from 12.5 % in 1993 to 4.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
96th of 181 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia
Slovakia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,366 in 1993 to 2,320 in 2022.
Access
Slovakia's safe drinking water rose from 92.2 % in 2000 to 99.6 % in 2024.
Slovakia's safe sanitation fell from 84.2 % in 2000 to 83.4 % in 2024.