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