Land use in Slovenia
Slovenia: Land use was 233,380 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Slovenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Slovenia stood at 233,380 hectares.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Slovenia peaked at 238,030 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 198,000 hectares, in 2002.
That places Slovenia 143rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,500 hectares | 202,000 hectares | 236,000 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 209,163 hectares | 198,000 hectares | 235,150 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,654 hectares | 234,460 hectares | 238,030 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,402 hectares | 232,930 hectares | 233,950 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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 land use in Slovenia?
- Land use in Slovenia was 233,380 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 238,030 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,000 hectares in 2002.
- How does Slovenia rank for land use?
- Slovenia ranks 143rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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