Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia
Serbia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
72nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1988
All-time low
2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1942
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia, 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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia is 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia peaked at 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1942.
That places Serbia 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1852 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1853 | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1854 | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1857 | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1882 | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1883 | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1890 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1898 | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1902 | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1906 | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1911 | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1912 | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1913 | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1914 | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1915 | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1916 | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1921 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1927 | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1928 | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1931 | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1932 | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1933 | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1935 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1937 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1938 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1939 | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.5% |
| 1942 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1943 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1944 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1945 | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.3% |
| 1946 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1947 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.9% |
| 1951 | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1961 | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -28.7% | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2005 | -27.8% | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1991 | -26.8% | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1941 | -25.5% | 3.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 69 Andorra 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 70 Cook Islands 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 71 Thailand 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 75 Chad 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Serbia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 405.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,818 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,261 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,557 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 162.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,874 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,767 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Serbia was 6.35 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1942.
- How does Serbia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.