Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▬ Flat
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Serbia, 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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Serbia stood at 0.3806 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Serbia peaked at 1.06 kilograms per international-$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3806 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Serbia 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6162 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7441 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.5726 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6018 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5601 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6695 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6927 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5961 kilograms per international-$ | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5368 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8615 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.468 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4078 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5378 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3972 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4269 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 22 Jamaica 0.395 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.387 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Barbados 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Congo 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Serbia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 6.55 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 4.10 million (2025)
- Urban population 62.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.92 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.24 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Serbia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Serbia was 0.3806 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 kilograms per international-$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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-$).