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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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Neutral

Population trends of selected bird species show that the state of the environment in the cultural landscape is still deteriorating, especially in some parts such as Prekmurje and Ljubljansko barje. The population of selected forest bird species is stable, however, a trend of deterioration of its habitat was recorded in recent years, as a result of intensified logging. Bird populations that winter on Slovenian rivers and other water bodies have different trends that are mostly in line with trends of regional biogeographic populations of waterbirds in Europe.

Bad

Temperature in Slovenia is increasing faster than global average. Increase in the annual average temperature is most evident in the last three decades. Warming of the atmosphere will continue according to the climate change projections. The result of warming is an increase in sea level (due to melting of glaciers and thermal expansion), increase in level of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (contributes to warming), and many extreme weather and climate events (like floods, droughts, hail and heavy wind), which will influence the quality of our lives.

Neutral

In the period 2008–2024, the farmland bird index is 77.1, while the grassland bird index in the agricultural landscape is 58.3. The sixteen-year trend of the farmland bird index shows moderate declining, despite a stable trend over the past ten years.

Good

Primary energy consumption amounted to 6,071 ktoe in 2023 and decreased by 4.1 % compared to the previous year. The decrease was a result of a decrease in the final energy consumption, while electricity production was higher compared to 2022, mainly due to better hydrological conditions. Primary energy consumption was 604 ktoe (- 9%) lower than the indicative target value for 2023 from the from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2020 (NECP 2020), and 364 ktoe (- 5.6%) lower than the value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024).

Good

Final energy consumption amounted to 4,491 ktoe in 2023 and decreased by 5 % compared to the previous year. There was a decrease in all sectors, with the exception of other use. Final energy consumption was 380 ktoe (- 7.8%) lower than the 2023 indicative target value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2020 (NECP 2020) and 282 ktoe (- 5.9 %) lower than the value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024). The indicative annual target was thus achieved. In the period 2000‒2023, final energy consumption decreased by 1 %.

Good

Total GHG emissions in the ETS sector recorded an annual decrease for the sixth year in a row. In 2023, they decreased by almost 6% and reached the lowest value in the observed period. The decrease is mainly a result of much lower GHG emissions across all groups, the most in manufacturing industries and construction group. At the EU level, a legally binding target of reducing GHG emissions by 62% by 2030 compared to the 2005 level has been adopted for the ETS sector, which is a common target for the EU and is not further differentiated by member states.