Annual forest expansion in Slovenia

Slovenia: Annual forest expansion was 2,360 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
2,360 hectares per year
World rank
54th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7,330 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
1,450 hectares per year
in 2015
Years of data
5
1990–2020

Annual forest expansion in Slovenia, 1990–2020

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200520201990: 7.3k hectares per year2000: 4.6k hectares per year2010: 2.7k hectares per year2015: 1.4k hectares per year2020: 2.4k hectares per year

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Slovenia is 2,360 hectares per year, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Slovenia peaked at 7,330 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,450 hectares per year, in 2015.

That places Slovenia 54th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,330 hectares per year 7,330 hectares per year 7,330 hectares per year 1
2000s 4,630 hectares per year 4,630 hectares per year 4,630 hectares per year 1
2010s 2,090 hectares per year 1,450 hectares per year 2,730 hectares per year 2
2020s 2,360 hectares per year 2,360 hectares per year 2,360 hectares per year 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 51 Switzerland 2,880 hectares per year compare
  2. 52 Morocco 2,470 hectares per year compare
  3. 53 Panama 2,420 hectares per year compare
  4. 55 Cuba 2,190 hectares per year compare
  5. 56 Estonia 2,160 hectares per year compare
  6. 57 Cameroon 2,000 hectares per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual forest expansion in Slovenia?
Annual forest expansion in Slovenia was 2,360 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 7,330 hectares per year in 1990.
What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,450 hectares per year in 2015.
How does Slovenia rank for annual forest expansion?
Slovenia ranks 54th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual forest expansion
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).