Irrigation area, 2024
Less water was used for land irrigation last year
In 2024, 4,085 hectares of land in Slovenia were irrigated, which is 1% more than a year earlier. For irrigation 3.2 million m3 of water was used, of which 1.8 million m3 from the Adriatic Sea basin and 1.4 million m3 from the Danube basin.
Less water used for irrigation
In 2024, 3.2 million m3 of water was used for irrigation, which is 32% less than in the previous year. The majority of irrigation water (80%) was obtained from surface water, of which 72% from reservoirs, 18% from running water, 9% from public water supply and other sources, and less than 1% from natural lakes. The remaining 20% of water was obtained from groundwater.
Compared to the previous year, 2.5 million m3 or 40% less water was used for irrigation from surface waters and 0.6 million m3 or 20% more from groundwater.
More than half of water used for irrigation from the Adriatic Sea basin
From the Adriatic Sea basin 1.8 million m3 of water was used for irrigation, which was 56% of all water used for irrigation, while 1.4 million m3 of water or 44% of all water used for irrigation was from the Danube basin.
Compared to the previous year, less water was used for irrigation from the Adriatic Sea basin (47% less), which was a result of floods and the restoration of a major irrigation system, while slightly more water was used for irrigation from the Danube basin (8% more).
Slightly larger area of irrigated land
4,085 hectares of land in Slovenia were irrigated, which is 1% more than in 2023. Almost two thirds of the irrigated area (62%) was arable land and gardens, 16% was greenhouses, vineyards and meadows, 11% was orchards, olive groves and nurseries, 7% was sports fields and 4% was snow making on ski slopes.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
In 2024, 3.2 million m3 of water was used for irrigation, which is 32% less than in the previous year. The majority of irrigation water (80%) was obtained from surface water, of which 72% from reservoirs, 18% from running water, 9% from public water supply and other sources, and less than 1% from natural lakes. The remaining 20% of water was obtained from groundwater.
Compared to the previous year, 2.5 million m3 or 40% less water was used for irrigation from surface waters and 0.6 million m3 or 20% more from groundwater.
More than half of water used for irrigation from the Adriatic Sea basin
From the Adriatic Sea basin 1.8 million m3 of water was used for irrigation, which was 56% of all water used for irrigation, while 1.4 million m3 of water or 44% of all water used for irrigation was from the Danube basin.
Compared to the previous year, less water was used for irrigation from the Adriatic Sea basin (47% less), which was a result of floods and the restoration of a major irrigation system, while slightly more water was used for irrigation from the Danube basin (8% more).
Slightly larger area of irrigated land
4,085 hectares of land in Slovenia were irrigated, which is 1% more than in 2023. Almost two thirds of the irrigated area (62%) was arable land and gardens, 16% was greenhouses, vineyards and meadows, 11% was orchards, olive groves and nurseries, 7% was sports fields and 4% was snow making on ski slopes.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
The quantity of water used for irrigation, Slovenia
Irrigated area by type of area, Slovenia
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Amount of water used for area irrigation by basins, Slovenia
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METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The release was updated on 14 May 2025. Corrections of statistical data are in the second paragraph of the text and refer to the amount of water from groundwater sources.
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