Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of direct primary energy consumption by source was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in Slovakia, 1965–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 30.6% for share of direct primary energy consumption by source in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of direct primary energy consumption by source in Slovakia peaked at 39.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1965.
Slovakia ranks 34th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.9% | — |
| 1966 | 3.1% | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 7.5% | +101.7% |
| 1969 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | +33.7% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 8.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 13.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 26.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 32.2% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.0% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.9% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More energy & mining data for Slovakia
- Fuel imports 8.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0.4055 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 73.64 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.4055 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 73.64 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of direct primary energy consumption by source in Slovakia?
- Share of direct primary energy consumption by source in Slovakia was 30.6% in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of direct primary energy consumption by source recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of direct primary energy consumption by source recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1965.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of direct primary energy consumption by source?
- Slovakia ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of direct primary energy consumption by source rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of direct primary energy consumption by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the total (direct) primary energy.