Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Montenegro
Montenegro: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 1.86 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Montenegro, 2005–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1.86 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Montenegro peaked at 2.75 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.12 terawatt-hours, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 113th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 2.55 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Montenegro
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 623,129 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 408,826 (2025)
- Urban population 65.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.72 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 122.14 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.72 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.72 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Montenegro?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Montenegro was 1.86 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Montenegro ranks 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.