Electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia
Slovenia: Electricity production from coal sources was 20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia is 20.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia peaked at 39.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2023.
That places Slovenia 36th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.3% | — |
| 1991 | 28.4% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 37.6% | +32.2% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 28.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 31.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 21.6% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.8% | 25.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.8% compare
- 34 Germany 23.5% compare
- 35 Ukraine 22.2% compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 20.4% compare
- 38 Madagascar 19.5% compare
- 39 Russian Federation 18.1% compare
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 electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Slovenia was 20.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Slovenia ranks 36th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.