Emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia
Slovenia: Emissions of air pollutants was 30,360 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
30,360 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
145th
of 220 countries
All-time high
372,709 tonnes
in 1977
All-time low
26.79 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia is 30,360 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia peaked at 372,709 tonnes in 1977 and was at its lowest, 26.79 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Slovenia 145th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 26.79 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 26.9 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 27.01 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 27.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 27.23 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 27.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 27.45 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 27.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 27.67 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 27.78 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 27.89 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 28 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 28.11 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 28.23 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 28.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 28.45 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 28.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 28.68 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 28.8 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 28.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 29.02 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 29.14 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 29.26 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 29.38 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 29.5 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 29.62 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 29.73 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 29.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 29.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 30.09 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 30.21 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 30.33 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 30.46 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 30.58 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 30.7 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 30.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 30.95 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 31.07 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 31.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 31.32 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 31.44 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 31.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 31.7 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 31.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 31.95 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 32.08 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 32.21 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 32.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 32.47 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 32.6 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 32.73 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 32.94 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 33.15 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 33.36 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 33.58 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 33.79 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 34.01 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 34.22 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 34.44 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 34.65 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 34.87 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 35.16 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 35.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 35.75 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 36.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 36.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 36.63 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 36.93 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 37.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 37.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 37.83 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 38.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 38.46 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 38.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 39.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 39.41 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 39.72 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 40.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 40.36 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 40.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 41 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 41.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 41.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 42.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 42.36 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 42.7 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 43.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 43.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 43.73 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 44.07 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 44.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 44.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 45.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 45.5 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 45.87 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 46.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 46.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 46.97 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 47.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 47.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 48.08 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1851 | 48.47 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 48.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 49.25 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 49.64 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 50.03 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 50.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 50.82 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 51.21 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 51.61 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 52.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 52.83 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 53.66 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 54.49 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 55.33 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 56.18 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 57.03 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 57.88 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 58.74 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 59.61 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1870 | 60.48 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 61.42 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 62.37 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 63.32 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 64.28 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 65.24 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 66.21 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 67.19 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 68.17 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 69.16 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 70.16 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 71.23 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 72.31 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 73.39 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 74.48 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 160.32 tonnes | +115.3% |
| 1886 | 76.69 tonnes | -52.2% |
| 1887 | 77.8 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 79.3 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 80.81 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 336.57 tonnes | +316.5% |
| 1891 | 380.56 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1892 | 413.98 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1893 | 669.87 tonnes | +61.8% |
| 1894 | 1,201 tonnes | +79.3% |
| 1895 | 1,203 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1,332 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1897 | 1,058 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1898 | 1,558 tonnes | +47.2% |
| 1899 | 1,803 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1900 | 2,409 tonnes | +33.6% |
| 1901 | 2,825 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1902 | 2,864 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 3,257 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1904 | 3,611 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1905 | 4,022 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1906 | 4,780 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1907 | 5,006 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1908 | 5,439 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1909 | 5,691 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 5,785 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 6,254 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1912 | 6,488 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 14,413 tonnes | +122.1% |
| 1914 | 2,236 tonnes | -84.5% |
| 1915 | 2,327 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1916 | 2,408 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 2,478 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 2,536 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1919 | 11,462 tonnes | +352.0% |
| 1920 | 14,423 tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1921 | 15,230 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1922 | 20,679 tonnes | +35.8% |
| 1923 | 22,371 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1924 | 22,879 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 24,784 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1926 | 26,831 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1927 | 29,880 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1928 | 32,309 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1929 | 36,348 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1930 | 34,597 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1931 | 31,813 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1932 | 29,838 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1933 | 28,372 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1934 | 29,638 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 30,935 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 30,950 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 34,215 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1938 | 33,653 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1939 | 35,340 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1940 | 40,815 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1941 | 9,543 tonnes | -76.6% |
| 1942 | 9,862 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 10,204 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 10,644 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1945 | 26,623 tonnes | +150.1% |
| 1946 | 42,035 tonnes | +57.9% |
| 1947 | 53,867 tonnes | +28.1% |
| 1948 | 59,936 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1949 | 67,210 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1950 | 63,271 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1951 | 60,217 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1952 | 58,617 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 55,303 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 61,419 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1955 | 66,002 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 70,677 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1957 | 71,665 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 67,440 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1959 | 71,332 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1960 | 72,180 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 70,891 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 67,661 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 68,561 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 70,201 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 66,065 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 59,971 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 55,043 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 52,879 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 49,525 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 53,080 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 49,763 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 51,627 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 55,970 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 59,424 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 330,935 tonnes | +456.9% |
| 1976 | 317,854 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 372,709 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 304,104 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1979 | 277,446 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 73,107 tonnes | -73.6% |
| 1981 | 75,569 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 72,952 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 72,462 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 71,001 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 71,859 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 77,429 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 78,702 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 75,348 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 74,884 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 74,669 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 68,387 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 65,998 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 71,662 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 74,501 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 74,094 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 75,662 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 76,346 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 67,941 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 60,585 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 59,365 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 59,686 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 58,473 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 55,661 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 54,308 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 57,502 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 58,236 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 58,187 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 63,625 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 50,692 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 48,594 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 48,759 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48,704 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 46,706 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 42,256 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 39,145 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 43,038 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 45,070 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 48,834 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 42,658 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 33,171 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 30,894 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 30,360 tonnes | -1.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 30,360 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409 tonnes, 34% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 30,360 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006 tonnes, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +456.9% | 59,424 tonnes | 330,935 tonnes |
| 1919 | +352.0% | 2,536 tonnes | 11,462 tonnes |
| 1890 | +316.5% | 80.81 tonnes | 336.57 tonnes |
| 1945 | +150.1% | 10,644 tonnes | 26,623 tonnes |
| 1913 | +122.1% | 6,488 tonnes | 14,413 tonnes |
| 1885 | +115.3% | 74.48 tonnes | 160.32 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 27.28 tonnes | 26.79 tonnes | 27.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 28.4 tonnes | 27.89 tonnes | 28.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 29.56 tonnes | 29.02 tonnes | 30.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 30.76 tonnes | 30.21 tonnes | 31.32 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 32.02 tonnes | 31.44 tonnes | 32.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 33.69 tonnes | 32.73 tonnes | 34.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 36.19 tonnes | 34.87 tonnes | 37.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 39.25 tonnes | 37.83 tonnes | 40.68 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 42.53 tonnes | 41 tonnes | 44.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 46.06 tonnes | 44.42 tonnes | 47.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 49.84 tonnes | 48.08 tonnes | 51.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 55.78 tonnes | 52.01 tonnes | 59.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 64.79 tonnes | 60.48 tonnes | 69.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 83.65 tonnes | 70.16 tonnes | 160.32 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 995.53 tonnes | 336.57 tonnes | 1,803 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,990 tonnes | 2,409 tonnes | 5,691 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 5,639 tonnes | 2,236 tonnes | 14,413 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 24,573 tonnes | 14,423 tonnes | 36,348 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 31,935 tonnes | 28,372 tonnes | 35,340 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 33,074 tonnes | 9,543 tonnes | 67,210 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 64,594 tonnes | 55,303 tonnes | 71,665 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 63,298 tonnes | 49,525 tonnes | 72,180 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 187,291 tonnes | 49,763 tonnes | 372,709 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,331 tonnes | 71,001 tonnes | 78,702 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,985 tonnes | 60,585 tonnes | 76,346 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,574 tonnes | 50,692 tonnes | 63,625 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,376 tonnes | 39,145 tonnes | 48,834 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,475 tonnes | 30,360 tonnes | 33,171 tonnes | 3 |
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- 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 emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Slovenia was 30,360 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 372,709 tonnes in 1977.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.79 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Slovenia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Slovenia ranks 145th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.