Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
167th
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1952
All-time low
0.7626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Montenegro, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Montenegro stood at 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 145.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Montenegro peaked at 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.7626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2009.
Montenegro ranks 167th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 164 Niger 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Madagascar 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Senegal 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Pakistan 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Ethiopia 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Montenegro?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Montenegro was 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Montenegro ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.