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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 share of landfilled municipal waste in 2022, based on all generated municipal waste, was 8.8% or slightly more than 90,000 tonnes. Thus the goal of reducing the amount of municipal waste landfilled to 10% or less by weight of all generated municipal waste by 2035 has already been achieved. The waste was landfilled at 9 non-hazardous waste landfills.

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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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Tourism in Slovenia is growing steadily. It was particularly high in the last five years before the pandemic, when Slovenia established itself as an attractive green destination. In 2021 and 2022, domestic guest arrivals and overnight stays increased due to the pandemic. In 2024, Slovenian tourism already exceeded the global and European average with an 8% increase in foreign arrivals compared to 2019.

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GHG emissions in industry decreased by 7,1% in 2023 compared to the previous year. Since 2019, a trend of decreasing GHG emissions has been observed in this sector, mainly due to the reduction of GHG emissions in the ETS subsector of the industry sector.

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Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sector amounted to -4.291 kt CO2 eq. in 2023. In this year, net sinks were 1.7% higher compared to the previous year and 40% lower compared to 2005. According to the Slovenian Forest Service, felling in 2024 was 7% higher than in 2023. In 2024, the share of sanitary felling was around 45% of the total annual felling, which means that it has increased slightly again.

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Final energy consumption in buildings amounted to 1,477 ktoe in 2023 and was 4% lower than the indicative target value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2020 (NECP 2020). Compared to the previous year, it remained at approximately the same level, and compared to 2005, it decreased by 23%. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in buildings amounted to 1,024 kt CO2 eq. in 2023, thus the indicative target value, which is the same in the NECP 2020 and in its update from 2024 (NECO 2024) was not achieved.