What is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia?

Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia was 2.70 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 from coal recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 65,095 tonnes in 1860.

How does Slovakia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?

Slovakia ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.70 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

28th

of 179 countries

All-time high

2.70 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

65,095 tonnes

in 1860

Years of data

165

1860–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 from coal in Slovakia is 2.70 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 165 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia peaked at 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,095 tonnes, in 1860.

That places Slovakia 28th out of 179 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	393.01 million tonnes	330.27 million tonnes	451.75 million tonnes	10
1920s	512.09 million tonnes	462.69 million tonnes	567.98 million tonnes	10
1930s	629.28 million tonnes	580.59 million tonnes	685.94 million tonnes	10
1940s	786.23 million tonnes	704.41 million tonnes	861.21 million tonnes	10
1950s	974.58 million tonnes	878.67 million tonnes	1.08 billion tonnes	10
1960s	1.25 billion tonnes	1.11 billion tonnes	1.39 billion tonnes	10
1970s	1.59 billion tonnes	1.43 billion tonnes	1.75 billion tonnes	10
1980s	1.94 billion tonnes	1.78 billion tonnes	2.09 billion tonnes	10
1990s	2.23 billion tonnes	2.13 billion tonnes	2.33 billion tonnes	10
2000s	2.43 billion tonnes	2.35 billion tonnes	2.51 billion tonnes	10
2010s	2.59 billion tonnes	2.52 billion tonnes	2.65 billion tonnes	10
2020s	2.68 billion tonnes	2.66 billion tonnes	2.70 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

25 Vietnam 2.87 billion tonnes compare
26 Austria 2.78 billion tonnes compare
27 Brazil 2.71 billion tonnes compare
29 Hungary 2.63 billion tonnes compare
30 Romania 2.62 billion tonnes compare
31 Bulgaria 2.22 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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)
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.03 billion tonnes (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)

All data for Slovakia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Slovakia was 2.70 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 from coal recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 2.70 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 65,095 tonnes in 1860.
How does Slovakia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?: Slovakia ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.