Per capita methane emissions in Serbia
Serbia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1984
All-time low
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2014
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Serbia recorded 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Serbia peaked at 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2014.
That places Serbia 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 82 Djibouti 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Portugal 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 84 Myanmar 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Cook Islands 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Austria 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Belgium 1.02 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 methane emissions in Serbia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Serbia was 1.02 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Serbia ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.