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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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The number of inhabitants who live in the impact area of major railways outside urban areas and are exposed to rail traffic noise has not changed significantly in the past years. In 2017, around 7,000 inhabitants were exposed to high noise levels throughout the day and around 10,700 inhabitants during the night. Between 2012 and 2017, the number of inhabitants who are exposed to high rail traffic noise did not decrease.

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Slovenia is a net importer of food, as imports exceed exports in terms of value. After accession to the European Union, both trade flows began to increase significantly. Imports increased more intensely, mainly due to processed products, while exports increased due to unprocessed agricultural products. In the past decade, however, the growth of food and beverages exports has been more intensive than that of imports, resulting in improved import coverage, which averaged 65% in the period 2020–2024.

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Road freight transport in Slovenia has grown sharply since the country’s accession to the EU, with the volume of tonne-kilometres carried by Slovenian hauliers alone increasing more than 2.5 times between 2004 and 2024. After the pandemic-related slowdown, the volume of road freight transport returned to previous levels.

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In Slovenia, the volume of passenger transport and traffic has been increasing over the past few decades. In particular, there has been a steady rise in one of the most environmentally damaging modes of transport – car travel. Its share places Slovenia in the unenviable fourth place among EU member states whose residents rely most heavily on private cars for their journeys.

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In Slovenia, in 2023, monitoring of drinking water quality was carried out for 92.3% of the population, at the point of use (user's tap) on drinking water supply systems, or in 861 supply zones that supplied 50 or more inhabitants and included 25 smaller supply areas, which also supplied public facilities, facilities for the food production. In the drinking water monitoring did not include 7.7% of the population of Slovenia, which supplies fewer than 50 persons e.g. individual supply providing, rainwater.

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The main source of renewable energy from agriculture in Slovenia is the production of electricity from biogas. Electricity production from "agricultural" biogas plants included in the support scheme for electricity produced from RES increased from 0.04 kToe in 2004 to 10.67 kToe in 2011 and then fell to 5.18 kToe in 2024. The decline in electricity production in recent years is mainly due to the expiration of the right to support, which lasts for 15 years.