In 2019, Slovenia's ecological footprint amounted to 5.23 gha per inhabitant, which places our country below the European Union average (5.42 gha per inhabitant). Carbon footprint contributes 56% of the ecological footprint, so it should receive comparatively more attention. A significant share of the ecological footprint is also represented by forest products (23.1%). According to the categories of consumption, housing and personal transport contribute the most to the ecological footprint in Slovenia. Goods is the category with the least contribution to the ecological footprint. Although Slovenia has an above-average biocapacity for global conditions (2.44 gha per inhabitant), it is one of the countries with an ecological deficit and such a lifestyle would require the biocapacity of 3.37 planets.
GFN, Slovenia, 2024 (19. 06. 2023)
Total[gha per person] | Built-up Land[gha per person] | Cropland[gha per person] | Fishing Grounds[gha per person] | Forest Products (consumption)/forest area (biocapacity)[gha per person] | Grazing Land[gha per person] | Carbon[gha per person] | Biocapacity[gha per person] | |
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1992 | 3984 | 0.08 | 0.63 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 1.82 | 2.45 |
1993 | 3986 | 0.09 | 0.73 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 2.19 | 2.49 |
1994 | 3988 | 0.12 | 0.79 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.25 | 2.39 | 2.59 |
1995 | 3990 | 0.12 | 0.75 | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 2.80 | 2.59 |
1996 | 3992 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 3.04 | 2.57 |
1997 | 3994 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 2.99 | 2.58 |
1998 | 3996 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.17 | 2.76 | 2.62 |
1999 | 3998 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 3.14 | 2.59 |
2000 | 4000 | 0.14 | 0.72 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.27 | 3.21 | 2.60 |
2001 | 4002 | 0.11 | 0.73 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.15 | 3.23 | 2.57 |
2002 | 4004 | 0.14 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.15 | 3.36 | 2.66 |
2003 | 4006 | 0.09 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.14 | 3.21 | 2.52 |
2004 | 4008 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 0.61 | 0.18 | 3.70 | 2.61 |
2005 | 4010 | 0.13 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.20 | 3.69 | 2.60 |
2006 | 4012 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.20 | 3.74 | 2.54 |
2007 | 4014 | 0.09 | 0.78 | 1.10 | 0.65 | 0.22 | 4.02 | 2.53 |
2008 | 4016 | 0.08 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.59 | 0.26 | 3.96 | 2.58 |
2009 | 4018 | 0.07 | 0.72 | 1.10 | 0.59 | 0.27 | 3.13 | 2.55 |
2010 | 4020 | 0.07 | 0.74 | 1.30 | 0.52 | 0.25 | 3.46 | 2.59 |
2011 | 4022 | 0.07 | 0.79 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 0.25 | 3.21 | 2.58 |
2012 | 4024 | 0.06 | 0.70 | 0.05 | 0.61 | 0.22 | 3.06 | 2.52 |
2013 | 4026 | 0.06 | 0.63 | 0.05 | 0.67 | 0.22 | 2.95 | 2.44 |
2014 | 4028 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 0.87 | 0.22 | 2.66 | 2.54 |
2015 | 4030 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 0.91 | 0.24 | 2.92 | 2.53 |
2016 | 4032 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.23 | 2.84 | 2.51 |
2017 | 4034 | 0.06 | 0.73 | 0.06 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 3.15 | 2.44 |
2018 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.72 | 0.06 | 1.10 | 0.21 | 3.08 | 2.44 |
2019 | 4038 | 0.07 | 0.71 | 0.07 | 1.20 | 0.24 | 2.93 | 2.44 |
GFN, Slovenia Consumption Land Use Matrix (CLUM) 2019, 2023 (28. 02. 2024)
Grazing Land[gha] | Forest Products (consumption)/forest area (biocapacity) [gha] | Built-up Land[gha] | Cropland[gha] | Fishing Grounds[gha] | Carbon Footprint[gha] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Housing | 0.01 | 0.65 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.65 |
Personal Transportation | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
Food | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.04 | 0.27 |
Services | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.61 |
Goods | 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.50 |
GFN, Slovenia, 2024 (28. 02. 2024)
EF - Ecological footprint, BC - Biocapacity
Ecological footprint -Total[gha] | Built-up Land[gha] | Cropland[gha] | Fishing Grounds[gha] | Forest Products[gha] | Grazing Land[gha] | Carbon[gha] | Biocapacity - Total[gha] | Built-up Land[gha] | Cropland[gha] | Fishing Grounds[gha] | Forest Products[gha] | Grazing Land[gha] | Carbon[gha] | |
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1992 | 6514505.01 | 164029.40 | 1247078.63 | 402207.08 | 667474.73 | 419043.69 | 3614671.48 | 4873366.66 | 164029.40 | 467731.72 | 10693.02 | 3925785.61 | 305126.91 | 0 |
1993 | 7505053.69 | 185123.78 | 1461407.41 | 714829.08 | 356862.86 | 426638.91 | 4360191.65 | 4950357.24 | 185123.78 | 509344.92 | 10667.29 | 3943424.38 | 301796.86 | 0 |
1994 | 8506452.39 | 235556.29 | 1580798.09 | 471607.04 | 952404.80 | 499306.74 | 4766779.42 | 5154926.34 | 235556.29 | 648091.05 | 10657.62 | 3964696.25 | 295925.13 | 0 |
1995 | 9687685.96 | 229277.04 | 1494626.55 | 818538.93 | 1150224.54 | 418292.65 | 5576726.24 | 5148511.16 | 229277.04 | 639158.63 | 10645.25 | 3982483.32 | 286946.91 | 0 |
1998 | 9560003.91 | 292465.03 | 1546785.28 | 868894.87 | 1038196.50 | 329987.73 | 5483674.50 | 5212059.14 | 292465.03 | 619860.58 | 10639.64 | 4023748.49 | 265345.39 | 0 |
1999 | 10419435.41 | 283120.04 | 1591321.04 | 819426.47 | 1079785.16 | 409770.41 | 6236012.28 | 5137843.81 | 283120.04 | 539533.53 | 10652.56 | 4029468.04 | 275069.64 | 0 |
2000 | 10752022.44 | 268588.61 | 1421409.50 | 926522.12 | 1236916.42 | 534520.29 | 6364065.50 | 5164661.43 | 268588.61 | 557598.98 | 10664.68 | 4038379.99 | 289429.17 | 0 |
2001 | 10518316.24 | 219257.00 | 1448312.88 | 927123.20 | 1234727.01 | 291183.00 | 6397713.16 | 5094678.42 | 219257.00 | 539383.44 | 10669.63 | 4040632.76 | 284735.60 | 0 |
2002 | 11349810.31 | 273457.48 | 1521085.69 | 1407897.41 | 1177215.48 | 296978.49 | 6673175.77 | 5271758.39 | 273457.48 | 638470.55 | 10678.75 | 4064172.43 | 284979.17 | 0 |
2003 | 11376953.43 | 188180.58 | 1393558.92 | 1631738.52 | 1495283.97 | 287392.07 | 6380799.36 | 5012119.53 | 188180.58 | 476158.90 | 10620.23 | 4058049.56 | 279110.24 | 0 |
2004 | 13048263.13 | 260196.47 | 1616524.01 | 2199000.71 | 1222017.78 | 354526.03 | 7395998.13 | 5205618.19 | 260196.47 | 630576.07 | 10602.17 | 4039367.77 | 264875.70 | 0 |
2005 | 12250142.06 | 251157.01 | 1541847.70 | 1529332.83 | 1120537.49 | 403211.57 | 7404055.47 | 5221963.47 | 251157.01 | 644221.32 | 10570.89 | 4037343.39 | 278670.86 | 0 |
2006 | 12529384.81 | 222776.64 | 1487889.81 | 1391351.08 | 1502285.61 | 397043.89 | 7528037.79 | 5107820.07 | 222776.64 | 565965.92 | 10548.83 | 4045841.18 | 262687.50 | 0 |
2007 | 13889675.59 | 186276.28 | 1585721.88 | 2223085.28 | 1307037.96 | 444739.93 | 8142814.25 | 5110879.26 | 186276.28 | 594208.07 | 10531.04 | 4047368.88 | 272495.00 | 0 |
2008 | 14760597.68 | 154393.61 | 1636149.80 | 3189112.24 | 1201140.99 | 519230.39 | 8060570.64 | 5253089.77 | 154393.61 | 699643.37 | 10331.26 | 4040286.43 | 348435.10 | 0 |
2009 | 12067357.60 | 149299.88 | 1474856.49 | 2284988.25 | 1199373.21 | 546321.26 | 6412518.51 | 5221525.31 | 149299.88 | 674265.63 | 10347.93 | 4034832.13 | 352779.75 | 0 |
2010 | 13027234.46 | 151124.48 | 1520437.87 | 2671552.46 | 1068693.89 | 505602.55 | 7109823.20 | 5335411.31 | 151124.48 | 788002.91 | 10310.78 | 4035997.83 | 349975.30 | 0 |
2011 | 10795203.79 | 152138.82 | 1631894.19 | 697105.88 | 1175516.77 | 508234.48 | 6630313.66 | 5332375.76 | 152138.82 | 800626.78 | 10314.12 | 4022750.37 | 346545.67 | 0 |
2012 | 9725971.39 | 132369.32 | 1438421.76 | 99782.30 | 1256593.27 | 460770.80 | 6338033.92 | 5221413.45 | 132369.32 | 748926.49 | 10276.79 | 3991442.17 | 338398.67 | 0 |
2013 | 9471016.16 | 118160.23 | 1301867.13 | 107166.38 | 1381930.95 | 448523.56 | 6113367.90 | 5061196.96 | 118160.23 | 609957.35 | 10329.34 | 3986747.45 | 336002.58 | 0 |
2014 | 9616535.03 | 152082.44 | 1581528.32 | 104608.54 | 1812275.61 | 450033.07 | 5516007.05 | 5279488.85 | 152082.44 | 795636.97 | 10439.41 | 3980349.73 | 340980.30 | 0 |
2015 | 10316195.13 | 155365.44 | 1581535.99 | 110996.78 | 1893596.30 | 503880.04 | 6070820.58 | 5266785.67 | 155365.44 | 786730.00 | 10593.18 | 3970663.48 | 343433.57 | 0 |
2016 | 10375035.76 | 146983.20 | 1591155.57 | 103010.46 | 2123304.77 | 477021.44 | 5933560.32 | 5237451.72 | 146983.20 | 774333.53 | 10609.44 | 3960081.21 | 345444.34 | 0 |
2017 | 10857839.49 | 132424.19 | 1524171.83 | 123122.02 | 1987177.48 | 491097.29 | 6599846.68 | 5123097.27 | 132424.19 | 687615.48 | 10735.42 | 3947934.50 | 344387.67 | 0 |
2018 | 11045677.61 | 142858.22 | 1509123.88 | 128967.50 | 2324251.72 | 450436.18 | 6490040.11 | 5143310.91 | 142858.22 | 710875.76 | 10840.82 | 3934207.69 | 344528.42 | 0 |
2019 | 11044693.86 | 144502.29 | 1508897.22 | 144918.70 | 2545939.73 | 504012.24 | 6196423.68 | 5157601.75 | 144502.29 | 729303.60 | 10881.91 | 3926369.00 | 346544.95 | 0 |
GFN, 2023
Ecological footprint[gha per person] | |
---|---|
Romania | 3.33 |
Croatia | 3.81 |
Bulgaria | 3.89 |
Hungary | 3.97 |
Spain | 4.03 |
Portugal | 4.18 |
Italy | 4.20 |
Greece | 4.30 |
Malta | 4.36 |
Poland | 4.53 |
Slovakia | 4.55 |
Germany | 4.72 |
France | 4.85 |
Ireland | 4.88 |
Finland | 5.20 |
Slovenia | 5.23 |
Sweden | 5.55 |
Czech Republic | 5.68 |
Austria | 5.79 |
Lithuania | 5.94 |
Netherlands | 6.36 |
Latvia | 7.03 |
Belgium | 7.22 |
Denmark | 7.30 |
Estonia | 7.86 |
Luxembourg | 12.26 |
- to protect the Earth's biocapacity in order to preserve the quality and diversity of life, while limiting the use of natural resources;
- to reduce the ecological deficit of the planet and consequently pressures on the environment;
- to prevent and reduce environmental pollution and to encourage sustainable production and consumption in order to decouple economic growth from pressures on the environment (transport, energy, construction, use of natural resources);
- to use resources more efficiently and to reduce the environmental intensity of consumption per capita;
- reduction of Slovenia's ecological footprint by 20% by 2030.
The ecological footprint follows the implementation of the sustainable development goals set in the United Nations Agenda 2030 and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 (Objective 6). Slovenia has defined sustainable goals for the environmental development in the Development Strategy of Slovenia 2030. The strategy sets a 20% reduction of the ecological footprint by 2030 - from 4.7 gha per capita in 2013 to 3.8 gha per capita in 2030. These objectives are also included in the Resolution on the National Environmental Protection Program for the period 2020-2030.