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The indicator shows the total generated amount of all types of waste from all economic sectors and households, and compares it with economic development measured as gross domestic product (GDP).
After a , waste generation in Slovenia increased by 60% from 2012 to 2018 (see graph), primarily due to increased amounts of construction waste, as several large infrastructure projects were being implemented in Slovenia during this period. In 2020, total waste generation decreased by 13% compared with the previous year, mainly due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, total waste generation increased again in 2022, amounting to 5 397 kg/capita. This rise was mainly driven by increasing construction activity in Slovenia, which led to greater amounts of construction waste, mostly excavated soils.
The amount of municipal waste generated increased from . The growth in the annual volume of municipal waste was proportional to the growth of the gross domestic product, but the decoupling of the two is .
Despite the fulfilment of Slovenia’s environmental goals, additional measures are required in terms of waste prevention, which are specified in the . The country is preparing national end-of-waste criteria for mineral waste and criteria for excavated soil when it is a by-product and not waste.
References and footnotes
- a bStatistical Office, ‘Waste indicators, 2023’, 2024, accessed 3 July 2025, https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/News/Index/13215.
- a bGovernment of Slovenia, Program ravnanja z odpadki in program preprečevanja odpadkov Republike Slovenije (2022), Ljubljana, 2022, accessed 26 June 2025, https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MOP/Operativni-programi/op_odpadki_2022.pdf.