Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Slovakia

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Slovakia as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

4,212 t

natural honey, 2017

official figure

342,000

beehives, 2023

official figure

115 t

beeswax, 2017

FAO estimate

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Slovakia, 1993 to 2017From 3,178 in 1993 to 4,212 in 2017.0246199320002017

Beehives, million

Beehives in Slovakia, 1993 to 2023From 355,843 in 1993 to 342,000 in 2023.00.10.20.30.41993200020202023

What the figures say

  • In 2017, Slovakia produced 4,212 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • That places it 1 of 3 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2017, about 0.2% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (3,493 t), production rose by 21%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 4,628 t in 2007, the lowest 2,529 t in 2011.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 342,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 12 of 17 countries.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • Beeswax production: 115 tonnes in 2017 (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Slovakia

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Slovakia. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.