Deforestation statistics for Slovakia



Slovakia: Demographic data

Population (2022)5,459,642
Annual population growth rate (2022)0.10%
Population density (people/sq km)114
Net migration1,485
Fertility rate1.5
Median age41
Urban population share54%


Slovakia: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 48,088
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 2,397,209
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 49.9%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 222,851
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 9.3%


Slovakia: Annual forest and tree cover data

Slovakia: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 3,897
2002: 4,016
2003: 3,750
2004: 4,625
2005: 27,675
2006: 8,023
2007: 9,486
2008: 13,466
2009: 11,237
2010: 17,104
2011: 11,544
2012: 9,170
2013: 5,076
2014: 17,366
2015: 5,283
2016: 16,943
2017: 14,213
2018: 17,699
2019: 10,331
2020: 11,947




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Banskobystrický572,2337,83410,36211,75212,88542,8337.5%
Bratislavský78,9132,4883,1882,0701,2549,00011.4%
Košický310,5654,9678,5735,9789,37228,8919.3%
Nitriansky104,5961,1841,4331,0231,1734,8144.6%
Prešovský531,90215,73814,1128,41911,34949,6199.3%
Trenčiansky264,9582,4933,4242,8374,20712,9614.9%
Trnavský73,2491,5331,2651,2811,2785,3577.3%
Žilinský460,7807,72516,95915,07929,61469,37615.1%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
ŽilinskýTurcianske Teplice24,7443717437582,7514,62318.7%
BanskobystrickýVelký Krtíš34,2101582041783058452.5%
BanskobystrickýŽarnovica33,8642143333203631,2293.6%
BanskobystrickýŽiar nad Hronom37,5562245683945461,7324.6%
BanskobystrickýZvolen45,1242595896868402,3755.3%
BanskobystrickýBanská Štiavnica19,5491352282232328184.2%
BanskobystrickýBrezno91,9334,1943,7283,0824,27415,27916.6%
BanskobystrickýDetva22,0122803963185141,5096.9%
BanskobystrickýKrupina28,7741783541611718633.0%
BanskobystrickýLucenec41,8843714254066781,8794.5%
BanskobystrickýPoltár30,2922695407438242,3767.8%
BanskobystrickýRevúca53,4405315241,7121,0473,8147.1%
BanskobystrickýRimavská Sobota74,7326821,5332,4391,6506,3048.4%
BratislavskýBratislava I116210032.6%
BratislavskýBratislava II1,3436201217554.1%
BratislavskýBratislava III3,79834103941503.9%
BratislavskýBratislava IV3,3911122817571.7%
BratislavskýBratislava V1,00091253292.9%
BratislavskýMalacky48,4992,1992,2231,8051,0137,23914.9%
BratislavskýPezinok18,7122147762121961,3987.5%
BratislavskýSenec2,0541331204673.3%
KošickýGelnica48,7191,6552,2128921,2716,03012.4%
KošickýSpišská Nová Ves37,5691,4162,2327409345,32214.2%
KošickýTrebišov18,13452611301103542.0%
KošickýKošice-okolie72,6505948721,0821,2353,7835.2%
KošickýKošice I5,777337552982574.4%
KošickýKošice II1,12221584292.6%
KošickýKošice III9085723171.9%
KošickýKošice IV531000010.2%
KošickýMichalovce19,809832172162627783.9%
KošickýRožnava82,7191,0922,7792,6454,98911,50513.9%
KošickýSobrance22,628351022124668153.6%
NitrianskyKomárno8,6022132712081398319.7%
NitrianskyLevice31,8412483122442891,0933.4%
NitrianskyNitra9,172133132721354715.1%
NitrianskyNové Zámky12,5511721431421766335.0%
NitrianskyŠala1,57210862484025816.4%
NitrianskyTopolcany17,8071201311491815813.3%
NitrianskyZlaté Moravce23,0501903821612139464.1%
PrešovskýBardejov54,8402482291925591,2282.2%
PrešovskýStará Lubovna34,7863833092272541,1733.4%
PrešovskýStropkov26,121761711323997783.0%
PrešovskýSvidník33,26870133892595511.7%
PrešovskýVranov nad Toplou37,7891182612135051,0972.9%
PrešovskýHumenné49,3912246495571,4472,8785.8%
PrešovskýKežmarok49,2924,4963,6391,8761,47011,48223.3%
PrešovskýLevoca17,3862632642942821,1026.3%
PrešovskýMedzilaborce32,9061153884209251,8495.6%
PrešovskýPoprad65,1669,2177,3183,5133,81523,86336.6%
PrešovskýPrešov44,4992573924965031,6473.7%
PrešovskýSabinov24,3192021501132116752.8%
PrešovskýSnina62,138692102977191,2952.1%
TrenčianskyBánovce nad Bebravou25,3392073472583351,1464.5%
TrenčianskyIlava21,8602132932623691,1375.2%
TrenčianskyMyjava15,4431491071002225773.7%
TrenčianskyNové Mesto nad Váhom26,1282373011992459803.8%
TrenčianskyPartizánske13,467131160912196014.5%
TrenčianskyPovažská Bystrica35,1952885104997892,0865.9%
TrenčianskyPrievidza62,4653865814907132,1703.5%
TrenčianskyPúchov25,6604947034595782,2348.7%
TrenčianskyTrenčín39,3993884234817382,0305.2%
TrnavskýDunajská Streda7,8864463511981561,15214.6%
TrnavskýGalanta3,6109611353623249.0%
TrnavskýHlohovec4,03635151823902.2%
TrnavskýPieštany8,481685325782242.6%
TrnavskýSenica24,4025374717495172,2739.3%
TrnavskýSkalica9,8332131281522857787.9%
TrnavskýTrnava15,001139134861565153.4%
ŽilinskýBytca21,5465366306549912,81113.0%
ŽilinskýTvrdošín28,4722478327043,4425,22518.4%
ŽilinskýŽilina57,3357091,5211,2693,3426,84211.9%
ŽilinskýCadca60,8332,3004,6193,1275,24415,29125.1%
ŽilinskýDolný Kubín33,9471964494891,4152,5497.5%
ŽilinskýKysucké Nové Mesto12,8753406756811,7353,43126.6%
ŽilinskýLiptovský Mikuláš81,6201,6364,6244,4245,11515,80019.4%
ŽilinskýMartin48,4654116907731,4853,3606.9%
ŽilinskýNámestovo42,0876871,5208742,0285,11012.1%
ŽilinskýRužomberok48,8572916551,3242,0654,3358.9%
BanskobystrickýBanská Bystrica58,8633399391,0891,4413,8086.5%


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2019 forest data for Slovakia | Archived forest data for Slovakia | Forest data for Slovakia

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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