Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 hydropower in Slovenia is 27.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Slovenia peaked at 35.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2003.
Slovenia ranks 69th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.7% | — |
| 1991 | 28.3% | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | -14.8% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 27.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 27.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 27.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.4% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 22.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 23.6% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 66 Armenia 28.0% compare
- 67 Bolivia 27.9% compare
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 27.8% compare
- 70 Uruguay 27.2% compare
- 71 Equatorial Guinea 26.8% compare
- 72 Faroe Islands 26.5% 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Slovenia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Slovenia was 27.2% 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 hydropower recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2003.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Slovenia ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. 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.