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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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Due to high lead content in the environment, the Upper Meža Valley area was declared a brownfield site area in 2007 and underwent special remediation measures with the aim of protecting the health of people, especially children. Data shows that the lead exposure of children in the Upper Meža Valley improved rapidly in the early years of implementing the remediation measures, but no further improvement was observed after 2010. A prevalence study of lead levels in children's blood from the Meža Valley in 2018 even showed higher values compared to a study conducted in 2013.

Neutral

In 2024, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources covered by Regulation (EU) 2023/857 increased by 1.8% compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, they remained 0.4% (41 kt CO₂ eq) below the annual target set under the Regulation. The National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024) sets a more ambitious 2030 target for reducing non-ETS emissions than the EU Regulation. A comparison with the indicative trajectory towards this target, starting in 2021, shows that emissions were 5 percentage points above the trajectory in 2024.

Neutral

Primary energy consumption amounted to 6,297 ktoe in 2024 and increased by 3.8% compared to the previous year. The increase, which occurred for all fuels, was due to both higher final energy consumption and increased electricity production. Primary energy consumption was 120 ktoe (- 1.9%) lower than the indicative target value for 2024 from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024). The indicative annual value was thus achieved.

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The frequency of agricultural drought in Slovenia has been increasing in recent decades. Since 2000, natural disaster due to agriculture drought has been declared seven times in Slovenia, the most severe of which occurred in 2003, 2013, 2017 and 2022. Drought of higher intensity keeps occurring more frequently than before and in areas and seasons where it has not been a problem in the past. An additional risk for drought damage in agriculture present rapidly developing droughts in summer (so-called "flash droughts"), which occur during heat waves.

Neutral

In 2024, net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union were 2.3% lower than in 2023 and 38.0% lower than in 1990. In Slovenia, greenhouse gas emissions excluding the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector increased by 4.1% compared with 2023. Emissions from non-ETS sectors were 1.8% higher in 2024 than in 2023, but still 12.1% lower than in 2005.

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Sea

In the period 1961–2024, the mean annual sea level along the Slovenian coast increased. The mean annual sea level at the Koper tide gauge station reached 233 cm in 2024 and was the second highest in the comparative period 1991–2020. The highest annual sea level of 322 cm represented the third highest sea level after 1991, while the lowest annual sea level of 142 cm was the second highest among the lowest recorded sea levels after 1991.