Environment
Slovenia
Climate
The coastal regions experience a Mediterranean climate, while the plateaus and valleys to the east are characterized by a continental climate featuring warm to hot summers and cold winters.
Geoparks
global geoparks and regional networks
Idrija; Karawanken / Karavanke (which includes Austria) (2023)
total global geoparks and regional networks
2
Land use
other
10.8% (2023 est.)
forest
61.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
30.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 8.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 18.8% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
56.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Methane emissions
other
1.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste
15.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
energy
8.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)
agriculture
46.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
1.052 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
24.8% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
Environmental issues include air pollution stemming from vehicular traffic, residential heating (specifically from wood burning), energy production, and industrial activities; water pollution; and the need for biodiversity conservation.
Total water withdrawal
municipal
179 million cubic meters (2022)
industrial
645 million cubic meters (2022)
agricultural
3.4 million cubic meters (2022)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
10.772 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
1.545 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
2.706 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
6.521 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
14.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
31.87 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements