Domestic energy production in Slovenia rose by 7% in 2023, to 141,000 terajoules (TJ), new data from the Slovenian Statistics Office (stat.si) has found.
According to the data, nuclear energy accounted for the largest share of domestic energy production (43%), followed by renewable energy sources (including hydropower), which accounted for close to 36%, and energy from coal, with 21%.
Utilising its domestic energy capabilities enabled Slovenia to meet more than half (52%) of its energy demand last year, with the rest of its energy needs imports.
Energy dependance in Slovenia decreased by five percentage points, year-on-year, Stat.si added.
Total energy consumption
Total energy consumption in Slovenia last year amounted to nearly 191,000 TJ, marking a 5% reduction compared to the previous year.
The transport sector accounted for the largest share of consumption, of just over two fifths (41%), followed by manufacturing and construction (24%), households (23%), service activities (9%), and other users (3%).
Petroleum products made up 46% of total energy consumption, followed by electricity (23%), renewable energy (15%), natural gas (12%), heat (3%), and solid fuels (1%).
Households and services sector
Household energy use was approximately 43,000 TJ, down by 1% from the previous year, with the majority of this energy used for heating (60%), while lighting and electrical appliances accounted for 19% of total use, water heating for nearly 17%, cooking for 4%, and space cooling for 1%.
According to Stat,si, the primary energy sources in households were wood fuels (34%) and electricity (33%), with smaller contributions from extra light heating oil (9%), natural gas (8%), district heating (7%), ambient heat (6%), liquefied petroleum gas (2%), and solar energy (1%).
In the services sector, energy use was down 2% on the previous year, with trade activities consuming the most energy sector (26%), followed by accommodation and food services (15%), human health and social work activities (13%), and education (11%).
Electricity dominated the energy mix in service activities, accounting for 60% of total consumption, while natural gas contributed 12%, district heating 11%, extra light fuel oil 7%, wood fuels 5%, and other energy sources made up almost 6%. Read more here.
