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In 2018, more than half of Slovenia's land area was covered by forests (56% or 58% including shrubland), while other mostly natural vegetation accounted for 3%. Farmland occupied 34% of land area, while slightly less than 4% was artificial land, and less than 1% was water. In the periods 1996–2000, 2000–2006 and 2006–2012, land cover and land use changes were relatively small (they occurred on 0.12%, 0.13% and 0.09% of the entire territory, respectively). In the latest period 2012–2018 land cover and land use changes slightly increase (they occurred on 0,44 % ot the entire territory). The majority of detected changes were related to forest management, resulting from the 2014 ice damage.


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Figure TP01-1: Structure of land cover and land use categories, Slovenia, 2018
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water bodies and wetlands[%] open spaces with little or no vegetation[%] natural grassland and moors[%] transitional woodland/ shrub[%] coniferous forest[%] broad-leaved forest[%] mixed forest[%] complex cultivation patterns[%] pastures[%] annual crops with permanent crops[%] artificial areas[%] total[ha] water bodies and wetlands[ha] open spaces with little or no vegetation[ha] natural grassland and moors[ha] transitional woodland/ shrub[ha] coniferous forest[ha] broad-leaved forest[ha] mixed forest[ha] complex cultivation patterns[ha] pastures[ha] annual crops with permanent crops[ha] artificial areas[ha]
2018 0.59 1.35 1.94 2.40 12.08 21.62 22.25 21.88 5.28 7.11 3.50 2027095.98 11859.93 27457.90 39237.55 48671.15 244939.65 438322.40 450968.97 443611.88 106994.17 144124.51 70907.87
Figure TP01-2: Changes in total area of land cover-land use categories, Slovenina, by period, 1996-2000, 2000-2006, 2006-2012, 2012-2018
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2012-2018[ha] 2006-2012[ha] 2000-2006[ha] 1996-2000[ha]
water and wetland areas 183.96 0 45.82 -75.15
forest and semi-natural areas -278.40 -412 -672.16 -280.53
agriculture areas -503.96 20 -211.09 112.67
artificial areas 598.39 393 837.42 243.00
Figure TP01-3: Changes in total area of land cover categories, Slovenia, by period, 1996-2000, 2000-2006, 2006-2012, 2012-2018
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artificial areas[ha] agriculture areas[ha] forest and semi-natural areas[ha] water and wetland areas[ha]
1996-2000 243.00 112.67 -280.53 -75.15
2000-2006 837.42 -211.09 -672.16 45.82
2006-2012 393 20 -412 0
2012-2018 598.39 -503.96 -278.40 183.96
Figure TP01-4: Flows of land cover changes, Slovenia (LEAC, EEA methodology)
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changes total[ha] 2012-2018[ha] 2006-2012[ha] 2000-2006[ha] 1996-2000[ha]
forests management 10852.72 7323.13 656.09 1863.95 1009.55
sprawl of economic sites and infrastructures 2521.06 578.55 564.45 1073.23 304.82
water bodies creation and management 387.80 253.14 5.05 54.51 75.10
changes due to natural and multiple causes 287.07 80.52 0 14.61 191.94
urban residential sprawl 84.60 33.11 22.44 17.67 11.37
withdrawal of farming 87.64 34.08 0 5.62 47.94
urban land management 1003.71 241.08 372.40 0 390.23
agriculture internal conversions 111.68 92.18 0 0 19.50
conversion from forested & natural land to agriculture 495.79 104.85 63.11 0 327.83

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