Share of land area that is protected in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of land area that is protected was 40.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Slovenia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 40.4% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Slovenia peaked at 54.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2020.
That places Slovenia 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 54.9% | — |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 40.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 40.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.8% | 53.6% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More reference data data for Slovenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.124 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Slovenia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Slovenia was 40.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2020.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Slovenia ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.