Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Montenegro
Montenegro: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was -0.1309 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1309 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
193rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
10.44 tonnes per person
in 1952
All-time low
-2.62 tonnes per person
in 2016
Years of data
129
1885–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Montenegro, 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
Montenegro recorded -0.1309 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Montenegro peaked at 10.44 tonnes per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, -2.62 tonnes per person, in 2016.
Montenegro ranks 193rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 6.59 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890 | 6.36 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1891 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1892 | 6.06 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 6.08 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 5.95 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 5.79 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1896 | 5.74 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 5.71 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 5.69 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 5.44 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1900 | 5.43 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 5.33 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1902 | 5.22 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 5.25 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 5.28 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 5.15 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 5.02 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1907 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1908 | 4.95 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 4.94 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 4.65 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1911 | 4.7 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 4.71 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 4.68 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 5.02 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1920 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 5.44 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1922 | 5.31 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1923 | 5.28 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 5.18 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1925 | 5.3 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 5.13 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1927 | 5.35 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1928 | 5.45 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1929 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1930 | 5.37 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 5.38 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 5.31 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 5.38 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 5.13 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1938 | 5.31 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 5.25 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 5.66 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1944 | 5.35 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1945 | 5.73 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1946 | 6.09 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1947 | 6.24 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 6.35 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 6.49 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 9.38 tonnes per person | +44.5% |
| 1951 | 10.04 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1952 | 10.44 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 10.43 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 10.29 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 9.72 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1956 | 9.6 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 9.58 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 9.01 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1959 | 9.7 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1960 | 7.52 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1961 | 6.48 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1962 | 5.68 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 5.53 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 5.23 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 4.88 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 4.51 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 4 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 3.71 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 3.48 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.79 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 2.71 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.43 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 2.56 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +36.0% |
| 1980 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.74 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.38 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.28 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 3.44 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.43 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -66.6% |
| 1991 | -0.3821 tonnes per person | -133.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1738 tonnes per person | -145.5% |
| 1993 | -0.4176 tonnes per person | -340.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6212 tonnes per person | -248.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | -83.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8017 tonnes per person | +690.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8126 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | -0.2728 tonnes per person | -133.6% |
| 1999 | -1.09 tonnes per person | +299.7% |
| 2000 | -0.4275 tonnes per person | -60.8% |
| 2001 | -0.5795 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1111 tonnes per person | -80.8% |
| 2003 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -1195.6% |
| 2004 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2005 | -2.58 tonnes per person | -278.4% |
| 2006 | -1.43 tonnes per person | -44.8% |
| 2007 | -0.7837 tonnes per person | -45.1% |
| 2008 | -0.5114 tonnes per person | -34.7% |
| 2009 | -2.39 tonnes per person | +368.2% |
| 2010 | -0.9935 tonnes per person | -58.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6144 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 2012 | -2.41 tonnes per person | +292.3% |
| 2013 | -1.96 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2014 | -2.31 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 2015 | -2.11 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | -2.62 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2017 | -2.14 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -100.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0341 tonnes per person | -490.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | -262.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1907 tonnes per person | -444.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0709 tonnes per person | -62.8% |
| 2023 | -0.1616 tonnes per person | +127.8% |
| 2024 | -0.1309 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's -0.1309 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's -0.1309 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.58 tonnes per person. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1195.6% | -0.1111 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +690.6% | 0.1014 tonnes per person | 0.8017 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | -490.4% | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -0.0341 tonnes per person |
| 2021 | -444.3% | 0.0554 tonnes per person | -0.1907 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | -368.2% | -0.5114 tonnes per person | -2.39 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | -340.2% | 0.1738 tonnes per person | -0.4176 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6.59 tonnes per person | 6.59 tonnes per person | 6.59 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.88 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | 6.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.15 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 5.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.75 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 5.02 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1920s | 5.29 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | 5.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.92 tonnes per person | 5.35 tonnes per person | 6.49 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1950s | 9.82 tonnes per person | 9.01 tonnes per person | 10.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.09 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | 7.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.89 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1495 tonnes per person | -1.09 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6153 tonnes per person | -2.58 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.52 tonnes per person | -2.62 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0998 tonnes per person | -0.1907 tonnes per person | 0.0554 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 442.11 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.83 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Montenegro?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Montenegro was -0.1309 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 including land-use change recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.44 tonnes per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.62 tonnes per person in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Montenegro ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.