Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Montenegro
Montenegro: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Montenegro, 1952–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Montenegro stood at 0.1953 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Montenegro peaked at 0.7852 kilograms per international-$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1831 kilograms per international-$, in 2017.
That places Montenegro 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3893 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5472 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.4491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3999 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5316 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4871 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4361 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5326 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4107 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5343 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5981 kilograms per international-$ | 0.426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7852 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3472 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2009 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4064 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1831 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2681 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2075 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2263 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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More climate change data for Montenegro
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 623,129 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 408,826 (2025)
- Urban population 65.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.72 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 122.14 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.72 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.72 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Montenegro?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Montenegro was 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7852 kilograms per international-$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1831 kilograms per international-$ in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).