[RE02] Public Awareness on Energy Efficiency 
Key message
The indicator “Public Awareness on Energy Efficiency” shows that awareness of energy efficiency is high among Slovenian households, but the motivation for it has been changing significantly. Household decisions on energy efficiency have been increasingly driven by finances in recent years, while the environmental aspect is losing importance as an equivalent factor.
Charts
Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2025 (12. 11. 2025)
| 2015[%] | 2017[%] | 2019[%] | 2022[%] | 2025[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saving energy | 60 | 42 | 47 | 53.93 | 53.25 |
| Optimum efficiency | 7 | 20 | 16 | 5.60 | 10.52 |
| Use of energy-saving devices | 11 | 18 | 13 | 9.93 | 9.80 |
| Use of energy-efficient technologies and measures | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16.53 | 8.83 |
| Use of appliances during low electrical tariff | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3.94 | 8.55 |
| Turning off lights | 9 | 14 | 8 | 10.38 | 8.24 |
| Switching off electrical devices when not in use | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11.25 | 6.80 |
| Saving heat in winter | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2.78 | 4.88 |
| Good house and roof insulation | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1.99 | 4.21 |
| Use of energy from renewable sources | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4.63 | 3.64 |
| Use of energy-saving lamps | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2.49 | 1.79 |
Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2025 (12. 11. 2025)
| Only savings + mostly savings, and to a lesser degree environmental protection[%] | Saving money and environmental protection are equally important[%] | Only environmental protection + mostly saving the environment, and to a lesser degree saving money[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30 | 64 | 5 |
| 2011 | 30 | 64 | 5 |
| 2012 | 29 | 66 | 5 |
| 2015 | 27 | 68 | 5 |
| 2017 | 18 | 77 | 5 |
| 2019 | 20 | 72 | 6 |
| 2022 | 26.10 | 68.39 | 4.70 |
| 2025 | 41.20 | 52.85 | 4.30 |
Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2025 (12. 11. 2025)
| Reduce costs[%] | Reduce quantitative consumption[%] | Maintain costs at current levels[%] | Maintain current quantitative consumption[%] | Reduce environmental impact[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 57 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | 65 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 61 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | 49 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 36.21 | 29.01 | 12.80 | 8.53 | 12.34 |
| 2025 | 46.96 | 21.22 | 15.72 | 10.10 | 5.14 |
Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2025 (12. 11. 2025)
Due to the small sample size the information for specific regions have been merged. The merged regions in the attached regions map are separated by a dotted line.
| Pomurska, Podravska[%] | Koroška, Savinjska, Zasavska[%] | Posavska, Jugovzhodna Slovenija[%] | Osrednjeslovenska[%] | Gorenjska[%] | Primorsko-notranjska, Obalno-kraška, Goriška[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.10 | 65.16 | 70.64 | 60.88 | 63.51 | 67.89 |
Methodology
SURS, 2021: Aktualni podatki - gospodinjstva in družine, URL: https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/Field/Index/17/47 (12. 9. 2025)
Ekosklad, 2019: Knjižica Ekomanija, izdana ob svetovnem dnevu varstva okolja in 25-letnici Eko sklada, URL: https://www.ekosklad.si/prebivalstvo/novica/knjiica-ekomanija-ob-svetovnem-dnevu-varstva-okolja-in-25-letnici-eko-sklada (6. 3. 2020)