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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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In Slovenia, built-up areas continue to increase, representing 5.7% of the land use structure in 2023. In the period 2019-2023 built-up areas were predominantly spread to grasslands (42%), forest (18.6%) and the category other (16.1%), with the total built-up area increasing by 1,618.9 ha over this period. Existing data sources in Slovenia have recently made it possible to evaluate the actual loss of land to development.

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Around two-thirds of the population of Slovenia reports good or very good health, with higher-income residents rating it better than lower-income residents. Although self-rated health has improved in recent years, overweight and obesity are on the rise, and the proportion of residents who eat fruit and vegetables several times a day is decreasing. Overweight and obesity are also common problems in the European Union. 
 

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Over recent decades, emissions of air pollutants from transport decreased. However, road transport remains one of the most significant sources of air pollutant emissions. In Slovenia in 2024 road transport accounted for 43 % to the total emissions of nitrogen oxides. In the period 1990-2024 emissions of substances that cause acidification and emissions of ozone precursors in the transport sector declined by 72 % and 76 %. In the period 2000-2024 emissions of particulate matter decreased by 52 %.

Neutral

Most Slovenian forests are still undergoing natural regeneration, which guarantees the stability of future forest stands and adaptation to the changing site conditions caused by climate change. Restoration by planting seedlings and sowing (artificial regeneration) only complements natural regeneration when disturbances occur in the process of the natural regeneration of the forest, e.g. where there is no possibility of natural seeding, with the risk of developing erosion processes on exposed forest areas (e.g.

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Greenhouse gas emissions from forest fires in Slovenia generally account for a small share of emissions in the LULUCF sector, but they can increase significantly in individual years due to major fire events. The highest emissions during the monitoring period were recorded in 2022, when more than 3,000 ha of forest were burned in the Goriški Kras. Higher temperatures, more frequent and severe droughts, and heatwaves may increase the risk of forest fires and their spread in the future, leading to greater uncertainty in the emissions balance and potentially more frequent emission peaks.

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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.