Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Serbia
Serbia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 3.67 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.67 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
11th
of 179 countries
All-time high
5.4 tonnes per person
in 1986
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1943
Years of data
129
1885–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Serbia, 1885–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Serbia stood at 3.67 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Serbia peaked at 5.4 tonnes per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1943.
That places Serbia 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Serbia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +183.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +75.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0799 tonnes per person | +88.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0789 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0868 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0999 tonnes per person | +49.7% |
| 1899 | 0.115 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1537 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 1901 | 0.1655 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1902 | 0.153 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1637 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1904 | 0.1722 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1843 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1906 | 0.2174 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1907 | 0.2182 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.2316 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1909 | 0.2344 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.2282 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.243 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1912 | 0.2445 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.6587 tonnes per person | +169.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4193 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1920 | 0.5451 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1921 | 0.5684 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1922 | 0.7976 tonnes per person | +40.3% |
| 1923 | 0.8534 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1924 | 0.8567 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.9183 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1926 | 0.8736 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1927 | 0.9659 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1928 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1929 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1930 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1931 | 0.9275 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1932 | 0.827 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1933 | 0.7486 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1934 | 0.7653 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.7835 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 0.756 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1937 | 0.8321 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1938 | 0.7835 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1939 | 0.8079 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1940 | 0.9331 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1943 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1944 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1945 | 0.419 tonnes per person | — |
| 1946 | 0.804 tonnes per person | +91.9% |
| 1947 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1948 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1949 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1950 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1951 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1952 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1955 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1956 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1957 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1960 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 2.23 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.47 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 2.76 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 2.75 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.65 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.38 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 3.67 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 3.9 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 3.91 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 4.13 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 3.96 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 4.29 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 4.76 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 5.11 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 5.24 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 5.22 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 5.34 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.36 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 1992 | 4.15 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1993 | 3.88 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.16 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.23 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 4.05 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 3.94 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.69 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.22 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 4.59 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 4.57 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.76 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.24 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 4.17 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.65 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 4.11 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.41 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 4.26 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 4.36 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.22 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.25 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.79 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 3.67 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 3.67 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 18.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 3.67 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 8.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +183.3% | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person |
| 1913 | +169.4% | 0.2445 tonnes per person | 0.6587 tonnes per person |
| 1943 | -100.0% | 0.9331 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1946 | +91.9% | 0.419 tonnes per person | 0.804 tonnes per person |
| 1894 | +88.5% | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 0.0799 tonnes per person |
| 1893 | +75.2% | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0635 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1894 tonnes per person | 0.153 tonnes per person | 0.2344 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3587 tonnes per person | 0.2282 tonnes per person | 0.6587 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.857 tonnes per person | 0.5451 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8281 tonnes per person | 0.7486 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7238 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1950s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.73 tonnes per person | 3.38 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 5.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Serbia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Serbia was 3.67 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 tonnes per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1943.
- How does Serbia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Serbia ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.