Protected areas in Slovenia
Protected areas covered 40.1% of the territory of Slovenia in 2025.
Slovenia, 2025
40.1%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
22.1%
Position in 2025
11th of 213
Protected areas in Slovenia over time
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% of total territorial area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovenia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.1% | 21.1% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | 20.1% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | 20.1% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | 19.9% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | 19.7% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | 18.3% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | 16.4% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | 15.3% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | 14.6% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 54.1%, the figure has changed by −14.0 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Slovenia has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 21.1%.