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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, the number of educational institutions participating in the Eco-Schools program is constantly growing. In the school year 2022/23, a total of 732 institutions were involved in the program, which represents nearly 38% of all schools and kindergartens in Slovenia. Through environmental projects, over 130,000 Slovenian children and students, as well as 8,500 educators and teachers, were included in the environmental education system.

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Annual growing season length is increasing almost everywhere in Europe, mostly in Eastern and Northern part. In Slovenia, the length of the annual growing season is increasing, especially since mid-1990s. According to projections, the duration of the annual growing season throughout Europe will increase in future.

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The frequency of agricultural drought in Slovenia has been increasing in recent decades. In the last twenty years, we have recorded 7 droughts that affected Slovenia at the scale of a natural disaster. Drought is occurring with increasing intensity and in areas and seasons where there have been no problems in the past. An additional risk for agricultural drought are rapidly developing droughts in summer ("flash droughts"), which occur especially during heat waves. Projections show that trend of increasing frequency and intensity of agricultural drought will continue in the future.

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Comparison of periods 1961-1990 and 1991-2020 on the chosen representative stations around Slovenia shows decrease of heating degree days by around 10 % and multiple increase of cooling degree days. With projected continuous temperature raise until the end of 21st century, those trends are expected to continue. Thus, in Slovenia, energy demand for cooling will increase in the warmer period of the year, while the energy demand for heating will decrease in colder period of the year. Same trend is projected for Europe in general.

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The Slovenian economy is characterized by a high share of industry in the total created added value (25.7%, year 2022). Agriculture, forestry and fishing had the lowest share among all activities (1.9%, year 2022). Slovenia has below-average shares of gross value added in all tertiary and quaternary activities (with the exception of trade, hospitality, and transportation) compared to the EU. Data on the index of added value by activity show that information and communication technologies experienced the highest growth compared to 2015 (index = 151, year 2022).

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In Slovenia, the number of educational institutions participating in the Eco-Schools program is constantly growing. In the school year 2022/23, a total of 732 institutions were involved in the program, which represents nearly 38% of all schools and kindergartens in Slovenia. Through environmental projects, over 130,000 Slovenian children and students, as well as 8,500 educators and teachers, were included in the environmental education system.