Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 2.38 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.38 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
153rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.61 million tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
827,762 tonnes
in 1966
Years of data
60
1965–2024
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Montenegro, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Montenegro is 2.38 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Montenegro peaked at 2.61 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 827,762 tonnes, in 1966.
Montenegro ranks 153rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 835,352 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 827,762 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 836,105 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 894,249 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 927,242 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.21 million tonnes | +30.7% |
| 1971 | 1.31 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 1.22 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.46 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 1.47 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.53 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.58 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.54 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.72 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 1.87 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.00 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.98 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 2.09 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 2.13 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.22 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.17 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.24 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.23 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.21 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.56 million tonnes | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 1.67 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 1.42 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.50 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.75 million tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 1.88 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.98 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.37 million tonnes | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 1.52 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.86 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 1.93 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.06 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.61 million tonnes | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million tonnes | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 million tonnes | +44.0% |
| 2011 | 2.41 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.11 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.10 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.48 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.40 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.41 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 2.38 million tonnes | -1.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 2.38 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.35 million tonnes, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 2.38 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.69 million tonnes, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +44.0% | 1.68 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 864,142 tonnes | 827,762 tonnes | 927,242 tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Montenegro?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Montenegro was 2.38 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 827,762 tonnes in 1966.
- How does Montenegro rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Montenegro ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. 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 tonnes.