Per capita methane emissions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Per capita methane emissions was 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
111th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.6452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Montenegro stood at 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Montenegro peaked at 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.6452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1909.
Montenegro ranks 111th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 108 Panama 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Spain 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Peru 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Lithuania 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Pakistan 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Tanzania 0.9041 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 methane emissions in Montenegro?
- Per capita methane emissions in Montenegro was 0.923 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 methane emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1909.
- How does Montenegro rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Montenegro ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.