Total waste generation, by activity in Slovenia
Slovenia: Total waste generation, by activity was 11.40 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Total waste generation, by activity in Slovenia, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 11.40 million tonnes for total waste generation, by activity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.7% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total waste generation, by activity in Slovenia peaked at 11.40 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.55 million tonnes, in 2012.
Slovenia ranks 40th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.61 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.79 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 8.22 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.46 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | 11.40 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Slovenia
- Standard Deviation 0.523 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 231,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 280,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4,441 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 569 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 207,391 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 227,385 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 202,274 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 302,029 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total waste generation, by activity in Slovenia?
- Total waste generation, by activity in Slovenia was 11.40 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.40 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 million tonnes in 2012.
- How does Slovenia rank for total waste generation, by activity?
- Slovenia ranks 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total waste generation, by activity rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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