emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Montenegro
Montenegro: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.044 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Montenegro, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.044 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Montenegro peaked at 0.1269 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0437 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 97th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1269 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1203 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1138 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1011 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0949 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0951 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0953 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0958 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0964 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0968 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0972 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0974 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.095 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0938 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0914 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0907 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.09 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0886 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0803 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.056 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.064 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0661 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0867 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0792 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0739 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0778 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0565 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.044 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.044 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.044 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.7% | 0.0661 tonnes per person | 0.0851 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1046 tonnes per person | 0.0949 tonnes per person | 0.1269 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0959 tonnes per person | 0.0926 tonnes per person | 0.0974 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0874 tonnes per person | 0.0818 tonnes per person | 0.0914 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.0552 tonnes per person | 0.0803 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0741 tonnes per person | 0.0661 tonnes per person | 0.0867 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0587 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 0.0778 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0444 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 0.0454 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 94 Comoros 0.0448 tonnes per person compare
- 95 Mauritania 0.0446 tonnes per person compare
- 96 Cape Verde 0.0445 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Chile 0.0439 tonnes per person compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 0.0439 tonnes per person compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.0436 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Montenegro?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Montenegro was 0.044 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1269 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0437 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Montenegro ranks 97th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.