Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Slovenia

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Slovenia as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

1,094 t

natural honey, 2024

official figure

208,000

beehives, 2023

official figure

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Slovenia, 1992 to 2024From 1,102 in 1992 to 1,094 in 2024.01231992200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Slovenia, 1992 to 2023From 72,611 in 1992 to 208,000 in 2023.00.10.20.31992200020202023

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Slovenia produced 1,094 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • That places it 77 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.1% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (2,300 t), production fell by 52%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 2,550 t in 2001, the lowest 471 t in 2014.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 208,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 13 of 17 countries.

    Confirmed fact[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Slovenia

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Slovenia. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.