Gross fixed capital formation and current expenditure for environmental protection, Slovenia, 2019

The value of current expenditure for environmental protection was 15 % higher than in 2018

In 2019, gross investment for environmental protection was 2.2% higher and current expenditure for environmental protection 15.3% higher than in 2018.

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The value of investment and current expenditure was higher than in 2018
In 2019, gross investment for environmental protection amounted to EUR 243 million or 2.2% more than in 2018. The highest share in the structure of gross investment for environmental protection in 2019 was for waste management, namely almost 34.1% (EUR 83 million). 

In 2019, current expenditure for environmental protection amounted to EUR 686 million or 15.3% more than in 2018. The highest share in the structure of current expenditure for environmental protection for 2019 was for waste management, namely almost 61.2% (EUR 420 million).

More than half of investments in industry end-of-pipe technologies 
In the structure of gross investment for environmental protection in industry (sections of activity B, C, D) the share of end-of-pipe investment for environmental protection was 66.9% and the share of investment in integrated technologies was 33.1%. 

The highest gross investment and current expenditure in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region 
The regional structure of gross investment for environmental protection shows that the highest share of gross investment (41.5%) and the highest share of current expenditure for environmental protection (29.1%) was contributed by the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region.









Gross investment and current expenditure for environmental protection, Slovenia
Gross investment and current expenditure for environmental protection, Slovenia
Source: SURS
Gross investment and current expenditure for environmental protection by purpose, Slovenia
Gross investment for
environmental protection
Current expenditure for
environmental protection
2018201920182019
EUR (mio.)
Total1)238243595686
  protection of ambient air and climate50526995
  wastewater management5468139153
  waste management7283359420
  other purposes2)62402818
1) Some totals do not add up due to rounding.
2) Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water, noise and vibration abatement, protection of biodiversity and landscape, research and development and other included.
Source: SURS
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