Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Slovenia
Slovenia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Slovenia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 0.2% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Slovenia peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
That places Slovenia 39th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 12.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 11.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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)
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Slovenia?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Slovenia was 0.2% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Slovenia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Slovenia ranks 39th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.