Annual forest expansion in Slovenia
Slovenia: Annual forest expansion was 2,360 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Slovenia, 1990–2020
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.
Annual forest expansion in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,330 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 4,630 hectares per year | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 2,730 hectares per year | -41.0% |
| 2015 | 1,450 hectares per year | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 2,360 hectares per year | +62.8% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 2,360 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 2,360 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 46% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.078 % change on previous year (2024)
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
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).