Forest area in Slovenia
Slovenia: Forest area was 1.24 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Slovenia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Slovenia stood at 1.24 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Slovenia peaked at 1.25 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million hectares, in 1990.
Slovenia ranks 120th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 117 Belize 1.32 million hectares compare
- 118 Switzerland 1.27 million hectares compare
- 119 Kyrgyzstan 1.26 million hectares compare
- 121 Togo 1.22 million hectares compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 1.21 million hectares compare
- 123 Afghanistan 1.21 million hectares compare
More environment data for Slovenia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.8279 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4675 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Slovenia?
- Forest area in Slovenia was 1.24 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Slovenia rank for forest area?
- Slovenia ranks 120th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.