Share of electricity production by source in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of electricity production by source was 23.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Slovenia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, share of electricity production by source in Slovenia stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Slovenia peaked at 41.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2023.
Slovenia ranks 166th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.2% | — |
| 1991 | 32.8% | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +22.1% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +32.9% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -14.8% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 23.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 37% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 23.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 68% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.9% | 23.9% | 31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 32.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 35.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 23.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 4 |
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 production by source in Slovenia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Slovenia was 23.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Slovenia ranks 166th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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