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
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.
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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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 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.