Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was -30,591 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-30,591 tonnes
Change on year
up 65.4%
World rank
173rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
740,128 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
-923,328 tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
125
1891–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Montenegro, 1891–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded -30,591 tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 65.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Montenegro peaked at 740,128 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, -923,328 tonnes, in 2009.
That places Montenegro 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 251 tonnes | — |
| 1892 | 188 tonnes | -25.1% |
| 1893 | 1,506 tonnes | +701.1% |
| 1894 | 3,136 tonnes | +108.2% |
| 1895 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1896 | 753 tonnes | — |
| 1897 | -1,631 tonnes | -316.6% |
| 1898 | 2,948 tonnes | -280.7% |
| 1899 | 1,442 tonnes | -51.1% |
| 1900 | 3,576 tonnes | +148.0% |
| 1901 | 1,254 tonnes | -64.9% |
| 1902 | -941 tonnes | -175.0% |
| 1903 | 1,192 tonnes | -226.7% |
| 1904 | 1,004 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1905 | 1,380 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 1906 | 3,449 tonnes | +149.9% |
| 1907 | 377 tonnes | -89.1% |
| 1908 | 1,631 tonnes | +332.6% |
| 1909 | 627 tonnes | -61.6% |
| 1910 | -251 tonnes | -140.0% |
| 1911 | 1,944 tonnes | -874.5% |
| 1912 | 628 tonnes | -67.7% |
| 1913 | 45,349 tonnes | +7121.2% |
| 1920 | 16,747 tonnes | -63.1% |
| 1921 | 4,391 tonnes | -73.8% |
| 1922 | 32,741 tonnes | +645.6% |
| 1923 | 9,534 tonnes | -70.9% |
| 1924 | 2,885 tonnes | -69.7% |
| 1925 | 11,479 tonnes | +297.9% |
| 1926 | -3,387 tonnes | -129.5% |
| 1927 | 16,308 tonnes | -581.5% |
| 1928 | 19,256 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1929 | 14,615 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 1930 | -10,350 tonnes | -170.8% |
| 1931 | -12,544 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1932 | -13,486 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1933 | -10,412 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1934 | 5,269 tonnes | -150.6% |
| 1935 | 6,272 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1936 | -1,944 tonnes | -131.0% |
| 1937 | 15,806 tonnes | -913.1% |
| 1938 | -8,154 tonnes | -151.6% |
| 1939 | 7,213 tonnes | -188.5% |
| 1940 | 23,020 tonnes | +219.1% |
| 1944 | -4,893 tonnes | -121.3% |
| 1945 | 87,562 tonnes | -1889.5% |
| 1946 | 86,998 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1947 | 68,933 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1948 | 31,173 tonnes | -54.8% |
| 1949 | 39,328 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1950 | -13,235 tonnes | -133.7% |
| 1951 | -16,182 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1952 | 1,254 tonnes | -107.7% |
| 1953 | -2,007 tonnes | -260.0% |
| 1954 | 55,197 tonnes | -2850.2% |
| 1955 | 49,551 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1956 | 56,075 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1957 | 38,324 tonnes | -31.7% |
| 1958 | -7,213 tonnes | -118.8% |
| 1959 | 70,313 tonnes | -1074.8% |
| 1960 | 50,681 tonnes | -27.9% |
| 1961 | 29,354 tonnes | -42.1% |
| 1962 | 16,434 tonnes | -44.0% |
| 1963 | 72,446 tonnes | +340.8% |
| 1964 | 95,277 tonnes | +31.5% |
| 1965 | 23,521 tonnes | -75.3% |
| 1966 | -7,590 tonnes | -132.3% |
| 1967 | 8,343 tonnes | -209.9% |
| 1968 | 58,144 tonnes | +596.9% |
| 1969 | 32,993 tonnes | -43.3% |
| 1970 | 284,388 tonnes | +762.0% |
| 1971 | 94,274 tonnes | -66.9% |
| 1972 | -81,980 tonnes | -187.0% |
| 1973 | 238,224 tonnes | -390.6% |
| 1974 | 6,398 tonnes | -97.3% |
| 1975 | 63,915 tonnes | +899.0% |
| 1976 | 49,175 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1977 | -43,404 tonnes | -188.3% |
| 1978 | 180,644 tonnes | -516.2% |
| 1979 | 150,661 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1980 | -31,236 tonnes | -120.7% |
| 1981 | 162,266 tonnes | -619.5% |
| 1982 | -162,642 tonnes | -200.2% |
| 1983 | 141,190 tonnes | -186.8% |
| 1984 | 108,073 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 41,899 tonnes | -61.2% |
| 1986 | 94,399 tonnes | +125.3% |
| 1987 | -52,687 tonnes | -155.8% |
| 1988 | 69,184 tonnes | -231.3% |
| 1989 | -6,837 tonnes | -109.9% |
| 1990 | -24,023 tonnes | +251.4% |
| 1991 | -646,178 tonnes | +2589.8% |
| 1992 | 108,323 tonnes | -116.8% |
| 1993 | -213,691 tonnes | -297.3% |
| 1994 | -41,517 tonnes | -80.6% |
| 1995 | 79,642 tonnes | -291.8% |
| 1996 | 253,852 tonnes | +218.7% |
| 1997 | 131,607 tonnes | -48.2% |
| 1998 | 98,908 tonnes | -24.8% |
| 1999 | -614,616 tonnes | -721.4% |
| 2000 | 150,058 tonnes | -124.4% |
| 2001 | 111,527 tonnes | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 113,426 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 122,787 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 170,817 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 2005 | -99,891 tonnes | -158.5% |
| 2006 | 128,655 tonnes | -228.8% |
| 2007 | -7,328 tonnes | -105.7% |
| 2008 | 549,600 tonnes | -7600.0% |
| 2009 | -923,328 tonnes | -268.0% |
| 2010 | 740,128 tonnes | -180.2% |
| 2011 | -14,656 tonnes | -102.0% |
| 2012 | -194,192 tonnes | +1225.0% |
| 2013 | -62,288 tonnes | -67.9% |
| 2014 | -43,968 tonnes | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 131,904 tonnes | -400.0% |
| 2016 | -223,504 tonnes | -269.4% |
| 2017 | 87,936 tonnes | -139.3% |
| 2018 | 300,448 tonnes | +241.7% |
| 2019 | 73,280 tonnes | -75.6% |
| 2020 | -73,280 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 2021 | 7,328 tonnes | -110.0% |
| 2022 | 84,272 tonnes | +1050.0% |
| 2023 | -88,335 tonnes | -204.8% |
| 2024 | -30,591 tonnes | -65.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's -30,591 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,432 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's -30,591 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes, 29.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +7600.0% | -7,328 tonnes | 549,600 tonnes |
| 1913 | +7121.2% | 628 tonnes | 45,349 tonnes |
| 1954 | +2850.2% | -2,007 tonnes | 55,197 tonnes |
| 1991 | -2589.8% | -24,023 tonnes | -646,178 tonnes |
| 1945 | +1889.5% | -4,893 tonnes | 87,562 tonnes |
| 2012 | -1225.0% | -14,656 tonnes | -194,192 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 954.78 tonnes | -1,631 tonnes | 3,136 tonnes | 9 |
| 1900s | 1,355 tonnes | -941 tonnes | 3,576 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 11,918 tonnes | -251 tonnes | 45,349 tonnes | 4 |
| 1920s | 12,457 tonnes | -3,387 tonnes | 32,741 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -2,233 tonnes | -13,486 tonnes | 15,806 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 47,446 tonnes | -4,893 tonnes | 87,562 tonnes | 7 |
| 1950s | 23,208 tonnes | -16,182 tonnes | 70,313 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 37,960 tonnes | -7,590 tonnes | 95,277 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 94,230 tonnes | -81,980 tonnes | 284,388 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,361 tonnes | -162,642 tonnes | 162,266 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -86,769 tonnes | -646,178 tonnes | 253,852 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,632 tonnes | -923,328 tonnes | 549,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,509 tonnes | -223,504 tonnes | 740,128 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -20,121 tonnes | -88,335 tonnes | 84,272 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More climate change data for Montenegro
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 552.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 442.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0522 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Montenegro?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Montenegro was -30,591 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 740,128 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -923,328 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Montenegro ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 125 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.