Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Serbia
Serbia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
45th
of 198 countries
All-time high
8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1918
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Serbia stood at 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Serbia peaked at 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1918.
Serbia ranks 45th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Serbia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1877 | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 0.0957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1887 | 0.0953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1892 | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 0.1361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.4% |
| 1895 | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.1796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1897 | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1898 | 0.192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.7% |
| 1899 | 0.2068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1900 | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.6% |
| 1901 | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1902 | 0.2419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1903 | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1904 | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1905 | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1906 | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.3128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.3142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.3064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1911 | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1912 | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +129.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -90.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.4836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +654.3% |
| 1920 | 0.6084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.8% |
| 1921 | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.8742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.4% |
| 1923 | 0.9297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1924 | 0.9331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1926 | 0.9707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1927 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1928 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1929 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1931 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1932 | 0.9585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1933 | 0.8776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1934 | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 0.9167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1936 | 0.8902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1937 | 0.9647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1938 | 0.9021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1939 | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1941 | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -90.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.1% |
| 1944 | 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.8% |
| 1945 | 0.5283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +391.2% |
| 1946 | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +76.0% |
| 1947 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.5% |
| 1948 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1949 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1950 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1951 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1952 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.6% |
| 1955 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1956 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 1957 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1958 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1960 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 8.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +654.3% | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1945 | +391.2% | 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1913 | +129.6% | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1941 | -90.8% | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1914 | -90.4% | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1946 | +76.0% | 0.5283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 42 Germany 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 43 Cyprus 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Turkey 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 46 Netherlands 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Ireland 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Austria 6.78 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, excluding land use and forestry in Serbia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Serbia was 6.92 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1918.
- How does Serbia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Serbia ranks 45th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.