Forest area in Slovenia

Forests covered 61.8% of the land area of Slovenia in 2024.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Slovenia, 2024 61.8% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 61.8%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Slovenia (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 27th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Slovenia over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period SloveniaEuropean Union
2024 61.8% –
2023 61.8% 40.1%
2022 61.8% 40.0%
2021 61.8% 40.0%
2020 61.8% 39.9%
2019 61.8% 39.9%
2018 61.9% 39.8%
2017 61.9% 39.8%
2016 61.9% 39.7%
2015 62.0% 39.7%
2014 62.0% 39.6%
2013 61.9% 39.5%
2012 61.9% 39.4%
2011 61.9% 39.4%
2010 61.9% 39.3%
2009 61.8% 39.2%
2008 61.8% 39.1%
2007 61.7% 38.9%
2006 61.6% 38.8%
2005 61.6% 38.7%
2004 61.5% 38.6%
2003 61.4% 38.4%
2002 61.4% 38.3%
2001 61.3% 38.2%
2000 61.2% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 61.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 62.0%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Slovenia has the 27th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1992 to 2024 for Slovenia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)