Drivers of deforestation in Slovenia
Slovenia: Drivers of deforestation was 94.29 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drivers of deforestation in Slovenia, 2004–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 94.29 hectares for drivers of deforestation in 2023.
That represents a change of up 77.1% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drivers of deforestation in Slovenia peaked at 129.11 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.99 hectares, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Drivers of deforestation in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 79.98 hectares | — |
| 2005 | 80.95 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 44.44 hectares | -45.1% |
| 2007 | 60.55 hectares | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 2.99 hectares | -95.1% |
| 2012 | 81.16 hectares | +2614.4% |
| 2013 | 65.52 hectares | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 37.12 hectares | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 129.11 hectares | +247.8% |
| 2018 | 105.72 hectares | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 98.09 hectares | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 72.84 hectares | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 55.21 hectares | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 53.23 hectares | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 94.29 hectares | +77.1% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 94.29 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.88 hectares, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 94.29 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.76 hectares, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drivers of deforestation in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2614.4% | 2.99 hectares | 81.16 hectares |
| 2017 | +247.8% | 37.12 hectares | 129.11 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.78 hectares | 2.99 hectares | 80.95 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.12 hectares | 37.12 hectares | 129.11 hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.89 hectares | 53.23 hectares | 94.29 hectares | 4 |
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 drivers of deforestation in Slovenia?
- Drivers of deforestation in Slovenia was 94.29 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drivers of deforestation recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.11 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest drivers of deforestation recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 hectares in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for drivers of deforestation?
- Slovenia ranks 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is drivers of deforestation rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.