The indicator presents the value of agricultural output per capita in Slovenia in the period 1995–2024, In general, the value of agricultural output is influenced by the changes in prices of agricultural products, by the physical volume of production or a combination of both. Prices of agricultural products in Slovenia are strongly influenced by the prices in the markets in the region, whereas the physical volume of production fluctuates mainly due to the changing natural (weather) conditions. Value of the indicator is foremost in monitoring and simple comparison of year-to-year changes over a longer period of time, because the value of production is expressed in chain linked volumes in constant prices of selected reference year. A comparison with the other member states of the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom is also given.

In the period 1995–2024, the value of agricultural output at basic prices in Slovenia was on average almost € 1.2 billion (current prices, current exchange rate), and it fluctuated noticeably, both in nominal and real terms. Compared to 1995, the agricultural output in 2024 decreased by around 13% in real terms.

In general, changes in the value of agricultural output are influenced by changes in prices of agricultural products, changes in the physical volume of production, or a combination of both. Prices of agricultural products in Slovenia are strongly influenced by the prices on the markets of countries in the region, and they are also characterized by a long-term downward trend. The physical volume of production (especially of crop production) fluctuates mainly due to changing natural (weather) conditions, especially in the period.

The value of agricultural output is markedly lower in certain years (in real terms), e.g. in 2003 and 2017, mostly because of a smaller volume of agricultural production due to adverse weather conditions, while in 2009, 2010 and 2016 the lower value is mainly due to lower purchase prices. In real terms, the value of agricultural output was the highest in the years 2018 (record high harvests, especially for fruit and grapes) and 2022 (significantly higher basic prices); the year 2023 was in terms of the value of agricultural output one of the more modest in the recent period (mainly due to significantly lower prices), while 2024 was slightly more favourable than the previous year (the drop in basic prices was mitigated by an increase in the physical volume of agricultural production). (adapted from Reports on the state of agriculture - Poročila o stanju v kmetijstvu).

In the analyzed period 1995–2024, the number of inhabitants in Slovenia increased; in 2024 more than two million one hundred thousand people lived in Slovenia, which is 134 thousand more than in 1995 (+ 7%). For the analysis of the long-term trends, the value of agricultural output is presented in terms of chain linked volumes, at constant prices of the selected reference year (2015). This way the effects of price changes are eliminated (price and quality structure among products/services of specific years is better taken into account); changes in the output value are thus attributed only to volume changes. This way, growth rates can be directly compared between selected years. We can conclude that in Slovenia in the analyzed period (1995–2024) the value of agricultural output, calculated per capita, fluctuates, with long-term downward trend. Compared to 1995, the value of agricultural output per capita in 2024 decreased by 18%.

A comparison of the agricultural output (chain linked volumes, in constant prices 2010) per capita with the other EU–27 member state countries and United Kingdom show considerable diversity among countries. In the period 2005-2024, the highest average values were calculated for Denmark (115% above the European average), the Netherlands and Ireland (100% and 84% above the European average, respectively), and the lowest for Malta (around a third of the European average), Slovakia and the Czech Republic (less than half and half of the European average). Slovenia ranks to the lower third of EU–27 member state countries and reaches around 69% of the European average for the period 2005–2024.

A similar indicator is calculated by the FAO as part of a package of food security indicators in the dimension of "stability" (“per capita food production variability”), except that it is calculated in different monetary units (international $).