KAZALCI OKOLJA

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In 2012, total energy consumption decreased by 3.4%, making it the lowest since 2003. Energy consumption reached its peak in 2008. The share of liquid fuels was highest, followed by nuclear energy, solid fuels, renewable energy sources and gaseous fuels. In 2012, only the share of renewable energy sources increased, while the average annual growth of other fuels declined. Total energy consumption growth in Slovenia after 2000 exceeded that of the EU-27.


Total energy consumption (sometimes also referred to as energy supply) is the amount of energy necessary to satisfy the energy needs of a country. It is calculated as the sum of the total energy consumption in the form of solid, liquid, gaseous, nuclear fuels and renewable energy sources and the net import of electricity.


Charts

Figure EN16-1: Total energy consumption by fuel
Sources:

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2012;
Jožef Stefan Institute, 2012.

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Solid fuels ktoe 1558.6 1467.7 1377.8 1407.3 1329.4 1415.7 1431.3 1308.1 1358.7 1450.2
Liquid fuels ktoe 1631.2 1944.3 2100 2261.8 2656.8 2670.3 2443.3 2522.4 2392.1 2371.3
Gaseous fuels ktoe 615.3 614.6 629.7 745.8 728.5 794.8 821 853.7 825.3 849.7
Nuclear ktoe 1034.7 1030.8 1200.9 1245.2 1210.8 1307.7 1313.7 1223.6 1240.5 1369.8
Renewables ktoe 529.7 523.4 555.4 542.4 579.4 529.4 560.4 554.8 787.7 776.3
Industrial waste ktoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0.2
Electric power ktoe -155.9 -121.9 -166.3 -142 -142.8 -145.8 -165 -115 -113.6 -152.4
Total energy consumption ktoe 5213.6 5458.9 5697.5 6060.5 6362.2 6572.1 6404.7 6347.4 6491 6665.1
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Solid fuels ktoe 1548.2 1489.2 1538.2 1532.4 1569.1 1586.5 1528.8 1420.5 1453.7 1468.8
Liquid fuels ktoe 2303.5 2333.5 2403.3 2453.3 2523.4 2479.3 2878.6 2504.3 2458.4 2502.5
Gaseous fuels ktoe 819.6 906.7 898.5 929 899.2 914.4 878.2 831.1 862.3 737.8
Nuclear ktoe 1440.4 1356.7 1422.4 1533.1 1445.6 1483.9 1634.5 1495.3 1474 1619.3
Renewables ktoe 715.4 713.9 821.7 773.9 767.9 736.8 852.9 1008.1 1030.1 986.4
Industrial waste ktoe 0.1 8.7 10.4 13 15.9 12.8 14.5 19.8 23.3 29.3
Electric power ktoe -97.5 14.1 -65 -27.9 3.8 19.6 -137.5 -263 -179.9 -108.5
Total energy consumption ktoe 6729.6 6822.8 7029.5 7206.7 7224.9 7233.3 7650 7016.1 7121.9 7235.7
2012
Solid fuels ktoe 1394
Liquid fuels ktoe 2450.6
Gaseous fuels ktoe 709.7
Nuclear ktoe 1440.4
Renewables ktoe 1039.6
Industrial waste ktoe 31.8
Electric power ktoe -78.3
Total energy consumption ktoe 6987.7
Figure EN16-2: Trends of energy consumption by fuel and total energy consumption in the period 1992-2011
Sources:

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2012; Jožef Stefan Institute, 2012.

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Solid fuels ktoe 1559 1468 1378 1407 1329 1416 1431 1308 1359 1450
Liquid fuels ktoe 1631 1944 2100 2262 2657 2670 2443 2522 2392 2371
Gaseous fuels ktoe 615 615 630 746 729 795 821 854 825 850
Nuclear ktoe 1035 1031 1201 1245 1211 1308 1314 1224 1241 1370
Renewables ktoe 530 523 555 542 579 529 560 555 788 776
Industrial waste ktoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electric power ktoe -156 -122 -166 -142 -143 -146 -165 -115 -114 -152
Total energy consumption ktoe 5214 5459 5698 6060 6362 6572 6405 6347 6491 6665
Solid fuels Index (1992 = 100) 100 94 88 90 85 91 92 84 87 93
Liquid fuels Index (1992 = 100) 100 119 129 139 163 164 150 155 147 145
Gaseous fuels Index (1992 = 100) 100 100 102 121 118 129 133 139 134 138
Nuclear Index (1992 = 100) 100 100 116 120 117 126 127 118 120 132
Renewables Index (1992 = 100) 100 99 105 102 109 100 106 105 149 147
Total energy consumption Index (1992 = 100) 100 105 109 116 122 126 123 122 125 128
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Solid fuels ktoe 1548 1489 1538 1532 1569 1587 1529 1420 1454 1469
Liquid fuels ktoe 2303 2333 2403 2453 2523 2479 2879 2504 2458 2502
Gaseous fuels ktoe 820 907 899 929 899 914 878 831 862 738
Nuclear ktoe 1440 1357 1422 1533 1446 1484 1634 1495 1474 1619
Renewables ktoe 715 714 822 774 768 737 853 1008 1030 986
Industrial waste ktoe 0 9 10 13 16 13 15 20 23 29
Electric power ktoe -98 14 -65 -28 4 20 -138 -263 -180 -109
Total energy consumption ktoe 6730 6823 7030 7207 7225 7233 7650 7016 7122 7236
Solid fuels Index (1992 = 100) 99 96 99 98 101 102 98 91 93 94
Liquid fuels Index (1992 = 100) 141 143 147 150 155 152 176 154 151 153
Gaseous fuels Index (1992 = 100) 133 147 146 151 146 149 143 135 140 120
Nuclear Index (1992 = 100) 139 131 137 148 140 143 158 145 142 157
Renewables Index (1992 = 100) 135 135 155 146 145 139 161 190 194 186
Total energy consumption Index (1992 = 100) 129 131 135 138 139 139 147 135 137 139
2012
Solid fuels ktoe 1394
Liquid fuels ktoe 2451
Gaseous fuels ktoe 710
Nuclear ktoe 1440
Renewables ktoe 1040
Industrial waste ktoe 32
Electric power ktoe -78
Total energy consumption ktoe 6988
Solid fuels Index (1992 = 100) 89
Liquid fuels Index (1992 = 100) 150
Gaseous fuels Index (1992 = 100) 115
Nuclear Index (1992 = 100) 139
Renewables Index (1992 = 100) 196
Total energy consumption Index (1992 = 100) 134
Figure EN16-3: Average annual growth of the consumption of fuels, fossil fuels and total energy consumption for different periods
Sources:

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2012;
Jožef Stefan Institute, 2012.

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Solid fuels Liquid fuels Gaseous fuels Fossil fuels - total Nuclear Renewables Total energy consumption
1992-2012 % -0.6 2.1 0.7 0.9 1.7 3.4 1.5
2000-2012 % 0.2 0.2 -1.2 -0 1.3 2.3 0.6
2005-2012 % -1.3 -0 -3.8 -1.1 -0.9 4.3 -0.4
2011-2012 % -5.1 -2.1 -3.8 -3.3 -11.1 5.4 -3.4
Figure EN16-4: Structure of total energy consumption for the EU-27 and Slovenia
Sources:

Eurostat, 2012; Jožef Stefan Institute, 2012.

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SI - 2000 SI - 2005 SI - 2010 SI - 2011 EU-27 2000 EU-27 2005 EU-27 - 2010 EU-27 - 2011
Solid fuels ktoe 1305 1539 1451 1466 320795 317166 279562 285457
Liquid fuels ktoe 2393 2556 2573 2591 661378 680017 617477 597871
Gaseous fuels ktoe 826 929 863 738 393935 446003 441966 397571
Nuclear ktoe 1228 1518 1459 1603 243841 257516 236563 234010
Renewables ktoe 788 774 1058 947 96773 115919 172326 169028
Industrial waste ktoe 0 13 23 29 6496 7201 11200 13714
Electric power ktoe -114 -28 -180 -109 1685 972 299 12
Total energy consumption ktoe 6426 7301 7247 7265 1724903 1824794 1759393 1697663
Solid fuels % 20.3 21.1 20 20.2 18.6 17.4 15.9 16.8
Liquid fuels % 37.2 35 35.5 35.7 38.3 37.3 35.1 35.2
Gaseous fuels % 12.9 12.7 11.9 10.2 22.8 24.4 25.1 23.4
Nuclear % 19.1 20.8 20.1 22.1 14.1 14.1 13.4 13.8
Renewables % 12.3 10.6 14.6 13 5.6 6.4 9.8 10
Industrial waste % 0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8
Electric power % -1.8 -0.4 -2.5 -1.5 0.1 0.1 0 0

Goals

- minimum increase in the total energy consumption or increase lower than GDP growth;
- energy efficiency improvement for 20% until 2020


Methodology

Data for Slovenia

Objectives summarised by: Resolucija o Nacionalnem programu varstva okolja 2005-2012 (ReNPVO, Resolution on National Environmental Action Plan 2005-2012, Official Gazette of the RS, No. 2/06) and The EU climate and energy package.

Source database or source: SI-STAT and Eurostat.
Data administrator: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (Mojca Suvorov) and EUROSTAT.
Data acquisition date for the indicator: 14 November 2012
Methodology and frequency of data collection for the indicator: The data for the period 1992-1999 were calculated on the basis of data on the use of fuels in material units, which SORS communicated to EUROSTAT in the form of a Joint Annual Questionnaire, and data on calorific values for individual fuels, which were obtained in a joint questionnaire (solid fuels, gaseous fuels) and the SI-STAT Data Portal of the SORS (liquid fuels). For the period 2000-2008, the data of SORS were used; the data were also published on the SI-STAT Data Portal and were published on 25 September. The data Energy supply from the energy balance of Slovenia were used for the indicator. For the comparison of data for Slovenia with the EU data, EUROSTAT's data were used for the EU and Slovenia for the purposes of comparability; namely, EUROSTAT uses different calorific values. The data were obtained on EUROSTAT's website under the column »Environment and energy«. The data for the sector 100900 »Gross inland consumption« were used. The data are prepared on an annual basis, while the data for the previous year are available at the end of the current year.
Data processing methodology: Average annual rate of growth of the total energy consumption is calculated as [(last year/base year) ^ (1/number of years) –1]*100.
For the calculation of shares of individual fuels in the total energy consumption, the total energy consumption was the denominator and the use of individual fuel was the numerator. The indicator can be shown in relative (share of individual fuels in total energy consumption) or absolute units. For the indication in absolute units, the thousand tonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe) is used.
The annual growth for the indicator is sometimes shown as a percentage point. A percentage point is a unit used for the comparison of different rates of growth. A percentage point includes an absolute comparison calculated by the formula (nthis year)–(nlast year)=16 %–15 %=1 pp (for instance: if last year the growth was 15 % and this year 16 %, then this year the growth was higher by 1 percentage point). The difference in growth can also be expressed as a relative comparison using the formula [(nthis year/nlast year)*100]–100=[(16 %/15 %)*100]–100=6.7 %, where the growth is indicated in percentages.
Geographical coverage: The EU-15 includes old EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom). The EU-10 includes members that joined the EU in 2004 (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia). The EU-12 also includes, besides the EU-10, Romania and Bulgaria. The EU-27 includes EU-15 and EU-12; the EU-25 includes, on the other hand, the EU-15 and EU-10.
Information concerning data quality:
- Advantages and disadvantages of the indicator: The source of the basic information is one institution (SORS, EUROSTAT) for the entire time series. This provides a more efficient analysis of events in the considered period.
- Relevance, accuracy, robustness, uncertainty:
Reliability of the indicator (archival data): The reliability of data is estimated through the statistical differences in the energy balance due to the use of different calorific values. EUROSTAT uses the criterion that the energy balance is good if the statistical difference is smaller than 5 % of the energy consumption at the state level. In the used data, the statistical difference at the beginning of the period is 2.5 %, until 1999 around 1 %, and after that year lower than one percent. The unreliability of data is present especially due to the comparability over time, especially for the data on the use of renewable energy sources; namely, before 2000 these data were collected and processed by the ministry responsible for energy, and after 2000 by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. There are not any official data on the energy consumption for the period 1992-1999 that would be directly comparable with the data for the period 2000-2008. In order to close in on such consistency as much as possible, the data were calculated on the basis of the data of SORS, which were communicated to EUROSTAT. Despite the fact that the data of the same institution were used, there were not any derogations in the comparison of calculations and official energy balances for the 2000-2007 period.
Uncertainty of the indicator (scenarios/projections): Scenarios and projections are not available.
- Overall assessment (1 = no major comments, 3 = data to be considered with reservation):
Relevance: 1
Accuracy: 2
Completeness over time: 2
Completeness over space: 1

Other sources and literature:

- EEA, 2012. Primary energy consumption by fuel (CSI 029/ENER 026).
- European Commission, 2006. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION - Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential (COM(2006)545).

Date of data source summarization

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