North Macedonia vs Serbia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

North Macedonia
-718,749 tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
-887,880 tonnes
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
189th
Serbia rank
190th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia
-15.0M-10.0M-5.0M05.0M189119572024

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports -718,749 tonnes against -887,880 tonnes in Serbia, a difference of 169,131 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 51 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Serbia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 189th and Serbia ranks 190th of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Serbia Difference Ahead
1890s 4,917 tonnes 24,830 tonnes 19,913 tonnes Serbia
1900s 6,977 tonnes 35,233 tonnes 28,256 tonnes Serbia
1910s 61,373 tonnes 309,918 tonnes 248,545 tonnes Serbia
1920s 64,151 tonnes 323,946 tonnes 259,795 tonnes Serbia
1930s -14,533 tonnes -57,353 tonnes 42,820 tonnes North Macedonia
1940s 244,975 tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 990,456 tonnes Serbia
1950s 115,653 tonnes 604,615 tonnes 488,963 tonnes Serbia
1960s 189,234 tonnes 989,456 tonnes 800,223 tonnes Serbia
1970s 466,154 tonnes 2.44 million tonnes 1.98 million tonnes Serbia
1980s 185,338 tonnes 932,323 tonnes 746,985 tonnes Serbia
1990s -234,750 tonnes -2.22 million tonnes 1.99 million tonnes North Macedonia
2000s -53,518 tonnes 1.03 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes Serbia
2010s -62,290 tonnes -147,530 tonnes 85,240 tonnes North Macedonia
2020s -200,995 tonnes -485,013 tonnes 284,017 tonnes North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, North Macedonia or Serbia?
North Macedonia, at -718,749 tonnes against -887,880 tonnes in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between North Macedonia and Serbia?
169,131 tonnes, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Serbia?
125 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Serbia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
North Macedonia ranks 189th and Serbia ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.