Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovenia
Slovenia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 79.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovenia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 79.6% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovenia peaked at 79.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2000.
Slovenia ranks 37th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +35.8% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +342.8% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 79.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 79.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 13.2% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 79.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovenia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovenia was 79.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- How does Slovenia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Slovenia ranks 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).