[ZD05] Access to safe drinking water
Key message
In Slovenia, in 2023, monitoring of drinking water quality was carried out for 92.3% of the population, at the point of use (user's tap) on drinking water supply systems, or in 861 supply zones that supplied 50 or more inhabitants and included 25 smaller supply areas, which also supplied public facilities, facilities for the food production. In the drinking water monitoring did not include 7.7% of the population of Slovenia, which supplies fewer than 50 persons e.g. individual supply providing, rainwater.
Charts
Institute of Public health, 2005–2008; The Health Insurance Institute Maribor, 2009–2013; National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, 2014–2024; Statistical Office of RS, 2023
The number of inhabitants involved in drinking water monitoring is estimated in some places and may also change during the year.
| No control[%] | > 100.001[%] | 50.001-100.001[%] | 20.001-50.001[%] | 10.001-20.001[%] | 5.001-10.001[%] | 1.001-5.001[%] | 501-1.001[%] | 50-501[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.86 | 6.86 | 14.62 | 21.61 | 15.23 | 11.90 | 12.89 | 3.03 | 5.99 |
| 2005 | 8.33 | 6.85 | 14.59 | 20.17 | 16.72 | 11.67 | 12.47 | 3.17 | 6.03 |
| 2006 | 8.09 | 6.82 | 14.54 | 21.49 | 16.13 | 11.45 | 12.56 | 3.18 | 5.75 |
| 2007 | 8.64 | 6.78 | 11.93 | 23.84 | 16.54 | 10.92 | 12.36 | 3.25 | 5.73 |
| 2008 | 10.14 | 5.17 | 14.86 | 18.46 | 18.25 | 11.69 | 12.29 | 3.62 | 5.53 |
| 2009 | 11.28 | 5.12 | 17.32 | 15.87 | 18.69 | 11.12 | 11.59 | 3.62 | 5.39 |
| 2010 | 11.02 | 5.10 | 17.26 | 15.82 | 19.36 | 10.67 | 11.78 | 3.87 | 5.11 |
| 2011 | 10.62 | 5.10 | 19.81 | 12.01 | 14.96 | 17.48 | 11.30 | 3.70 | 5.03 |
| 2012 | 7.33 | 5.77 | 17.39 | 15.62 | 22.12 | 10.73 | 12.34 | 3.82 | 4.87 |
| 2013 | 7.20 | 5.77 | 17.37 | 15.73 | 22.09 | 10.84 | 12.56 | 3.61 | 4.83 |
| 2014 | 9.30 | 5.97 | 13.76 | 21.10 | 18.56 | 10.61 | 12.47 | 3.51 | 4.72 |
| 2015 | 6.48 | 5.84 | 13.75 | 22.31 | 19.62 | 11.00 | 12.57 | 3.60 | 4.82 |
| 2016 | 5.55 | 6.02 | 13.79 | 23.87 | 20.00 | 10.30 | 12.20 | 3.51 | 4.76 |
| 2017 | 5.78 | 6.01 | 13.75 | 24.04 | 20.00 | 9.96 | 12.19 | 3.26 | 4.81 |
| 2018 | 5.83 | 6.03 | 13.09 | 23.47 | 21.61 | 10.27 | 11.81 | 3.17 | 4.71 |
| 2019 | 6.83 | 5.98 | 12.98 | 22.29 | 22.40 | 9.85 | 11.93 | 3.11 | 4.62 |
| 2020 | 5.80 | 7.40 | 13.20 | 19.70 | 23.80 | 10 | 12.40 | 3.10 | 4.60 |
| 2021 | 5.36 | 7.50 | 13.40 | 20.30 | 23.52 | 9.53 | 12.63 | 3.09 | 4.70 |
| 2022 | 6.18 | 6.58 | 13.46 | 20.21 | 23.54 | 9.84 | 12.56 | 3.05 | 4.59 |
| 2023 | 7.68 | 6.54 | 13.40 | 19.12 | 23.41 | 9.78 | 12.46 | 3.03 | 4.56 |
Institute of Public health, 2005–2008; The Health Insurance Institute Maribor, 2009–2013; National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, 2014–2024
*The size of the supply area of 50-500 inhabitants also included 23 smaller supply areas (0-49 inhabitants), which supplied public facilities, facilities for the production and distribution of foodstuffs.
| > 100.001 | 50.001-100.001 | 20.001-50.001 | 10.001-20.001 | 5.001-10.001 | 1.001-5.001 | 501-1.001 | 50-501* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 977 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 112 | 85 | 706 |
| 2005 | 995 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 109 | 90 | 721 |
| 2006 | 968 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 111 | 90 | 692 |
| 2007 | 974 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 31 | 111 | 91 | 697 |
| 2008 | 984 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 110 | 102 | 695 |
| 2009 | 973 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 105 | 102 | 688 |
| 2010 | 968 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 108 | 113 | 669 |
| 2011 | 931 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 111 | 108 | 634 |
| 2012 | 903 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 115 | 111 | 597 |
| 2013 | 886 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 118 | 105 | 583 |
| 2014 | 844 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 119 | 102 | 544 |
| 2015 | 877 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 120 | 105 | 569 |
| 2016 | 870 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 114 | 101 | 572 |
| 2017 | 866 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 114 | 94 | 576 |
| 2018 | 858 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 111 | 92 | 571 |
| 2019 | 858 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 29 | 111 | 91 | 573 |
| 2020 | 867 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 29 | 112 | 92 | 580 |
| 2021 | 873 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 115 | 91 | 584 |
| 2022 | 863 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 29 | 113 | 90 | 576 |
| 2023 | 861 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 29 | 113 | 90 | 575 |
National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, 2024; Statistical office, 2023
The number of inhabitants involved in drinking water monitoring is estimated in some supply zones.
| No control[%] | Large (> 10.000)[%] | Medium (1.001-10.000)[%] | Small (50-1.000)[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorenjska | 5.63 | 57.42 | 27.82 | 9.13 |
| Goriška | 8.41 | 46.63 | 28.06 | 16.90 |
| JV Slovenija | 6.00 | 54.38 | 32.23 | 7.38 |
| Koroška | 24.29 | 0 | 61.34 | 14.37 |
| Obalno-kraška | 7.21 | 91.27 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Osrednjeslovenska | 7.28 | 75.33 | 12.45 | 4.94 |
| Podravska | 8.36 | 68.63 | 20.31 | 2.70 |
| Pomurska | 5.27 | 67.58 | 21.47 | 5.67 |
| Posavska | 9.40 | 41.75 | 29.47 | 19.38 |
| Prim.-notranjska | 2.19 | 55.74 | 35.04 | 7.03 |
| Savinjska | 8.58 | 61.13 | 21.90 | 8.39 |
| Zasavska | 2.22 | 19.88 | 51.04 | 26.87 |
| Slovenija | 7.68 | 62.48 | 22.24 | 7.59 |
National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, 2024; Statistical office, 2023
Explanation of the legend: - "Groundwater": underground water sources without the influence of surface water; - "Surface water": surface water sources and underground water sources that are influenced by surface and surface water, e.g. karst water resources; - "Mixed": groundwater springs with surface inflow; - "Unspecified": no data.
| Mixed[%] | Undefined[%] | Groundwater[%] | Surface water[%] | TOTAL[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 2.32 | 1.86 | 49.83 | 45.99 | 100 |
| Number of supply zones | 20 | 16 | 429 | 396 | 861 |
National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food, 2024; Statistical office, 2023
Explanation of the legend: - "Groundwater": underground water sources without the influence of surface water; - "Surface": surface water sources and underground water sources that are influenced by surface and surface water, e.g. karst water resources; - "Mixed": groundwater springs with surface inflow; - "Unspecified": no data.
| Mixed[%] | Undefined[%] | Groundwater[%] | Surface water[%] | TOTAL[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 0.92 | 0.18 | 62.59 | 36.31 | 100 |
| Number of people | 17953 | 3528 | 1225518 | 71946 | 1957945 |
Methodology
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