Share of electricity generation from coal in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of electricity generation from coal was 14.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from coal in Slovenia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from coal in Slovenia stood at 14.7%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Slovenia peaked at 39.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2025.
That places Slovenia 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.3% | — |
| 1991 | 28.4% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 37.6% | +32.3% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +35.0% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | -29.9% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 14.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 46.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 28.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 31.3% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 21.9% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 14.7% | 25.8% | 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 coal in Slovenia?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Slovenia was 14.7% 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 coal recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2025.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Slovenia ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 coal. 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.