Share of primary energy from coal in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of primary energy from coal was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from coal in Slovenia, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 7.9% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 37.6% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Slovenia peaked at 29.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2025.
That places Slovenia 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.2% | — |
| 1991 | 26.2% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 29.3% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -37.6% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 20.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.9% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 7.9% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More energy & mining data for Slovenia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Slovenia?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Slovenia was 7.9% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Slovenia ranks 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.