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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 response of agricultural holdings to the agricultural policy and favourable market opportunities, which support the spreading of organic farming has been growing every year. The area intended for organic farming has increased in the period 1999–2022 from 2,400 ha to 53,202 ha, or from 0.5% to 11.1% of the total utilised agricultural area. The structure of agricultural land with organic farming is strongly dominated by grassland (79% in 2022), which shows that livestock farms more frequently convert to organic farming.

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Total revenues from taxes/charges from road, rail and inland water transport in the EU28 amounted to EUR 370 billion in 2016. This is approximately 2.5% of EU28 GDP in 2016. Aviation and maritime revenues are calculated only for a set of selected airports and ports, so it is not possible to determine the share of these revenues in total aviation and maritime tax/charges revenues of transport in the EU28.

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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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The intensity of final energy consumption as well as sectoral intensities in Slovenia have decreased over the period 2005-2022. Most in industry, least in transport. Comparison with the EU-27 shows that Slovenia is worse than the EU-27 average, but the gap has almost halved over the period 2005-2021, with contribution of all sectors except transport.

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The intensity of SO2, NOx and CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production in public thermal power plants in 2021 was significantly lower than in 2005, with SO2 emissions intensity 94% lower, NOx  71% lower and CO2 28% lower. Compared to the EU-27 average, the intensity of CO2 emissions in Slovenia in 2021 was higher, NOx emissions slightly lower and SO2 emissions significantly lower.

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During the period from 2012 to 2022, taxes on energy sources in Slovenia fluctuated, generally decreasing except for electricity for industrial consumers, where they increased due to levies. Between 2020 and 2022, temporary measures were introduced to reduce taxes on certain energy sources due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Compared to the EU-27, the taxation of electricity and natural gas for households in Slovenia was lower, while it was higher for industrial consumers; diesel fuel taxation was higher, while gasoline taxation was lower.