Dátum poslednej aktualizácie:21.12.2022
Selection and methodology of indicator’s assessment is based on the set of indicators proposed by the OECD and addressed by the report: "Green Growth: Monitoring progress towards green growth“. Data relating to the national situation are usually presented in the period between 2000 and 2012. Basic time sequence is changed in those cases when the data are not accessible or when their comparison is not possible due to differing approaches in their collection, assessment, changes in methodology, classification, etc. Summary assessment of indicator’s trend from the green growth perspective is based on a subjective evaluation of the responsible assessor due to the fact that the strategy is not officially implemented in the Slovak Republic and therefore specific objectives have not been defined. Naturally, this assessment builds on the analysis of the past trends, as well as their anticipated direction in view of the measures adopted as to date.
Selected indicators characterize Slovakia's initial position as seen from the perspective of the green growth and were to be used as a measuring tool before further steps are taken in the process of implementation of this strategy and for a complex assessment of the future trend of the Slovak economy. Present set of green growth indicators comprises 32 individual indicators that are relevant in Slovakia's conditions. Four of them are national indicators that describe voluntary instruments of the environmental strategy.
Data used in this document come from the official national or international sources and databases. Assessed trend was reviewed and discussed with the state administration specialists (individual departments of the ministries of Environment, Economy, Labour and Social Affairs and Family, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development) and their professional organisations (Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, Slovak Environmnet Agency, State Nature Consservancy, Institute for Financial Policy) and also the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic whose databases furnish most of the information.
In 2020, 23.1% of produced electricity came from renewable sources. In comparison to the 2005, when the share of electricity produced from renewable sources was 15.7%, the growth was achieved. Between 2019 and 2020, there was 4.4% increase.
Increase in the share of electricity from renewable sources over the monitored period has been a positive signal in reaching the objectives set for the exploitation of renewable energy sources. Increase in diversity of renewable energy sources, especially toward the use of the solar energy and biogas, has been yet another positive signal.
Hydroelectric power plants show the greatest share on electricity production from among all renewable energy sources, which is why the volumes of the electricity produced from renewable energy sources in Slovakia depends on favourable hydro-energy conditions.