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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 6.55 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 4.10 million (2025)
- Urban population 62.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.92 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.24 tonnes per person (2024)
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.