[OP04] Attitudes of citizens towards the environment
[OP04] Attitudes of citizens towards the environment
Key message
Environmental protection is important to the residents of the EU and Slovenia. The most significant environmental issues mentioned are growing amount of waste, air pollution, and climate change. A large majority of respondents agreed with statements expressing concern about various environmental problems and acknowledging their impact on their daily lives and health.
Charts
Figure OP04-1: The importance of environmental conservation for survey respondents, Slovenia and EU-27, 2020
Sources:
Eurobarometer, 2020
| EU27[%] | Slovenia[%] | |
|---|---|---|
| Very important | 51 | 65 |
| Fairly important | 43 | 30 |
| Not very important | 5 | 5 |
| Not at all important | 1 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 |
Figure OP04-2: The most important environmental issues according to survey respondents, Slovenia and EU-27, 2020
Sources:
Eurobarometer, 2020
Note:
the respondents could choose maximum 4 answers
| EU27[%] | Slovenia[%] | |
|---|---|---|
| Decline or extinction of species and habitats, and of natural ecosystems | 36 | 23 |
| Shortage of drinking water | 25 | 29 |
| Frequent droughts or floods | 29 | 28 |
| Pollution of rivers, lakes and ground water | 38 | 36 |
| Marine pollution | 40 | 24 |
| Air pollution | 45 | 47 |
| Noise pollution | 8 | 13 |
| Climate change | 51 | 37 |
| Growing amount of waste | 45 | 63 |
| Agricultural pollution and soil degradation | 32 | 35 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 0 | 1 |
| Don't know | 0 | 1 |
Figure OP04-3: Impacts of environmental issues, Slovenia and EU-27, 2020
Sources:
Eurobarometer, 2020
| Don't know[%] | Totally disagree[%] | Tend to disagree[%] | Tend to agree[%] | Totally agree[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental issues have a direct effect on your daily life and health | 0 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 45 |
| Your consumption habits adversely affect the environment in Europe and the rest of the world (N) | 0 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 24 |
| You are worried about the environmental impact of everyday products made of plastic | 0 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 57 |
| You are worried about the environmental impact of microplastics | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 56 |
| You are worried about the impact of chemicals present in everyday products on your health | 0 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 56 |
| You are worried about the impact of chemicals present in everyday products on the environment | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 53 |
Methodology
Date of data source summarization