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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 Slovenian EHVZ database (Hydrography and Water Land Records) contains 67.549 watercourses with total length of 41.071 km. Total area of still waters is 24 km2 and river reservoirs 31 km2.

For use in water management, water land areas are delineated. Total area of water land in Slovenia is 387 km2, which is 1, 9 % of continental area of the Republic of Slovenia. Marine water land area is 214 km2.

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Final energy consumption in 2024 amounted to 4,594 ktoe and increased by 2.4% compared to the previous year. A decrease occurred only in households, by 1.6%; in all other sectors, final energy consumption increased: by less than one per cent in industry, by 2.8% in services, and the most, by 5.3%, in transport. Final energy consumption was 177 ktoe (- 3.7%) , or 3.7%, lower than the 2024 indicative target value from the National Energy and Climate Plan from 2020 (NECP 2024). The indicative annual target was thus achieved.

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Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the LULUCF sector amounted to -4.452 kt CO2 eq in 2024, indicating that the sector was a net sink. Compared with 2005, the size of the net sink was 41% lower, mainly due to the impacts of natural disturbances in forests and increased harvesting levels over the past decade. According to the Slovenian Forest Service, timber harvesting in 2025 decreased by approximately 13% compared to 2024, while the share of sanitary fellings remained high, accounting for around 32% of total recorded harvesting.

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In 2024, the share of RES in transport, after an increase in 2023, dropped again and amounted to 9,2%. With this, it was 1,6 percentage points behind the non-binding 2024 target from the updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP 2024).

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Specific CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars amounted to 127 g CO₂/km in 2024 and decreased to 117 g CO₂/km in 2025. The increase in the share of electric passenger cars contributed significantly to this reduction. Nevertheless, the target value for the 2025–2029 period, set at 93.6 g CO₂/km, has not yet been achieved.

In 2024, average CO₂ emissions from all passenger cars amounted to 157.5 g CO₂/km and changed only marginally compared with 2023. The target value for 2020, set at 152 g CO₂/km, therefore remained unmet.

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In 2024, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources covered by Regulation (EU) 2023/857 increased by 1.8% compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, they remained 0.4% (41 kt CO₂ eq) below the annual target set under the Regulation. The National Energy and Climate Plan from 2024 (NECP 2024) sets a more ambitious 2030 target for reducing non-ETS emissions than the EU Regulation. A comparison with the indicative trajectory towards this target, starting in 2021, shows that emissions were 5 percentage points above the trajectory in 2024.