Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia is 2.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia peaked at 2.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Slovenia ranks 57th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +127.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +141.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -19.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +30.6% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +141.6% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | +127.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Slovenia was 2.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Slovenia ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.