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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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Air pollution is the greatest environmental risk to health and a major cause of disease and premature deaths in Europe. Pollution due to PM2.5 causes respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and metabolic diseases. Since 2005, the number of premature deaths due to PM2.5 pollution has been decreasing in Slovenia and in EU countries. In 2019, there were 1,409 premature deaths due to PM2.5 pollution in Slovenia, and 307,000 in the European Union.

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In 2023, the energy reduction in the energy efficiency obligation scheme (EEOS) and alternative measure, t. i. Eco Fund programs, amounted to 1,445 GWh. A majority of the new savings, 65%, was this time achieved through the implementation of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy source (RES) measures within the EEOS, where a large gas-steam unit in a district heating plant was installed. The new savings were more than 200% higher than the target value for 2023.

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Land areas, prepared for irrigation, have increased from 4,554 ha to 6,414 ha in the period 2000-2024, and their share in total utilized agricultural area from 0.9% to 1.3%. The water consumption per hectare of irrigated land, which strongly depends on weather conditions in each year, has decreased since 2000. Slovenia belongs to the group of EU countries with the smallest share of utilized agricultural area ready for irrigation.

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Final energy consumption amounted to 4,491 ktoe in 2023 and decreased by 5 % compared to the previous year. There was a decrease in all sectors, with the exception of other use. Final energy consumption was 380 ktoe (- 7.8%) lower than the 2023 indicative target value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2020 (NECP 2020) and 282 ktoe (- 5.9 %) lower than the value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024). The indicative annual target was thus achieved. In the period 2000‒2023, final energy consumption decreased by 1 %.

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Total GHG emissions in the ETS sector recorded an annual decrease for the sixth year in a row. In 2023, they decreased by almost 6% and reached the lowest value in the observed period. The decrease is mainly a result of much lower GHG emissions across all groups, the most in manufacturing industries and construction group. At the EU level, a legally binding target of reducing GHG emissions by 62% by 2030 compared to the 2005 level has been adopted for the ETS sector, which is a common target for the EU and is not further differentiated by member states.

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Primary energy consumption amounted to 6,071 ktoe in 2023 and decreased by 4.1 % compared to the previous year. The decrease was a result of a decrease in the final energy consumption, while electricity production was higher compared to 2022, mainly due to better hydrological conditions. Primary energy consumption was 604 ktoe (- 9%) lower than the indicative target value for 2023 from the from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2020 (NECP 2020), and 364 ktoe (- 5.6%) lower than the value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024).