Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Slovakia
Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 4.03 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Slovakia, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions in Slovakia is 4.03 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 165 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Slovakia peaked at 4.03 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,095 tonnes, in 1860.
That places Slovakia 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2.83 million tonnes | 65,095 tonnes | 7.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 20.04 million tonnes | 8.94 million tonnes | 36.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 68.12 million tonnes | 41.31 million tonnes | 98.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 149.01 million tonnes | 107.15 million tonnes | 194.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 259.15 million tonnes | 205.25 million tonnes | 316.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 393.02 million tonnes | 330.27 million tonnes | 451.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 512.22 million tonnes | 462.75 million tonnes | 568.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 630.70 million tonnes | 581.10 million tonnes | 688.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 788.99 million tonnes | 706.62 million tonnes | 865.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 987.06 million tonnes | 883.54 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 2.10 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.90 billion tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 3.10 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 3.14 billion tonnes | 3.51 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 billion tonnes | 3.55 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 billion tonnes | 3.90 billion tonnes | 4.03 billion tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Slovakia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 5.41 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 2.88 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Slovakia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Slovakia was 4.03 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,095 tonnes in 1860.
- How does Slovakia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Slovakia ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.