Above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia
Slovenia: Above-ground forest biomass was 230.61 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
230.61 tonnes per hectare
World rank
17th
of 215 countries
All-time high
238.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
173.98 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia is 230.61 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia peaked at 238.2 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 173.98 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Slovenia ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 173.98 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 204.23 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 238.2 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 231.66 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 251.48 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 251.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 250.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 252.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 229.69 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 230.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 230.61 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.87 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 230.61 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 108 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173.98 tonnes per hectare | 173.98 tonnes per hectare | 173.98 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 204.23 tonnes per hectare | 204.23 tonnes per hectare | 204.23 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 245.95 tonnes per hectare | 231.66 tonnes per hectare | 252.03 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 230.15 tonnes per hectare | 229.69 tonnes per hectare | 230.61 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 14 Mayotte 244.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 Philippines 244.76 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 New Zealand 241.24 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 228.3 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Liechtenstein 227.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Rwanda 221.44 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Slovenia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.523 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Slovenia was 230.61 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 238.2 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.98 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Slovenia rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Slovenia ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).