Slovenia's forest cover rose from 59.9 % in 1994 to 61.2 % in 2023.
Slovenia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Slovenia's forest area rose from 12,060 km in 1994 to 12,317 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
12th of 213 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Slovenia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 54.9 % in 2013 to 40.4 % in 2025.
Slovenia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 27.3 % in 1994 to 30.4 % in 2023.
Slovenia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 9.7 % in 1994 to 8.9 % in 2023.
Air
Slovenia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 25.0 in 1994 to 12.6 in 2023.
Water
Slovenia's water stress fell from 4.8 % in 2002 to 4.4 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
51st of 181 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Slovenia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 9,374 in 1993 to 8,840 in 2022.
Access
Slovenia's safe drinking water rose from 91.8 % in 2000 to 99.6 % in 2024.
Slovenia's safe sanitation rose from 41.6 % in 2000 to 84.5 % in 2024.