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Environmental indicators in Slovenia


Environmental indicators are based on graphs, maps and assessments and as such present environmental trends in Slovenia. The indicators represent one of the four pillars of our environmental reporting, and are prepared in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act. The Environmental Indicators in Slovenia website enables users to browse among 180 indicators. They are based on numerical data and they indicate the state, characteristics and trends of environmental development in Slovenia. They are prepared using a systematic approach based on data and monitoring, as shown in the information pyramid.

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Neutral

 

During the period from 2012 to 2022, taxes on energy sources in Slovenia fluctuated, generally decreasing except for electricity for industrial consumers, where they increased due to levies. Between 2020 and 2022, temporary measures were introduced to reduce taxes on certain energy sources due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Compared to the EU-27, the taxation of electricity and natural gas for households in Slovenia was lower, while it was higher for industrial consumers; diesel fuel taxation was higher, while gasoline taxation was lower.

 

Bad

Slovenian forests are over-mature, the current ratio of forest development phases is unfavourable, forest regeneration is too slow, or the areas of forests under restoration are too small to significantly change the share of forest development phases and thus ensure sustainable forest development. The role of forests as a carbon sink is at risk.

Good

In 2024, the energy reduction in the energy efficiency obligation scheme (EEOS) and alternative measure, t. i. Eco Fund programs, amounted to 671 GWh. The savings were more than a half lower than the previous year, mainly due to the fact that the EEOS obligated parties covered their obligations to a large extent with surpluses of savings from previous years. The target value for 2024 was nevertheless exceeded by 38% – because of the transfer of the part of the surplus savings from 2023 within the EEOS the energy savings amounted to 1,028 GWh.

Neutral

The level of household consumption, as well as savings or investments, largely depends on disposable income. It is a fundamental indicator of household material well-being. Household consumption in Slovenia fell significantly during the pandemic in 2020, while disposable income maintained positive growth. A few years later, in 2024, household consumption recorded a 1.6% growth. In the same year, disposable income per capita grew in all statistical regions; the highest in the Osrednjeslovenska region and the lowest in the Pomurska region.

Neutral

One of the main reasons of mortality due to respiratory diseases is in Slovenia chronic pulmonary disease (COPD). The highest mortality rate due to respiratory diseases in Slovenia is in Podravska and Pomurska region and the lowest in Central-Slovenian region (2022–2024). Mortality due to respiratory diseases is decreasing; in the period 2017 to 2021 it decreased from 62/100.000 inhabitants to 43/100.000 inhabitants in the year 2024. This can be attributed to the “harvesting effect” of COVID 19.

Good

The quality of inland bathing waters in Slovenia is high, as most are classified as “excellent”, which is better than in the majority of other EU Member States.