Per capita methane emissions in Slovakia
Slovakia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
80th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.8119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1922
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Slovakia, 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 methane emissions in Slovakia is 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Slovakia peaked at 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.8119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1922.
That places Slovakia 80th 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 | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 77 Costa Rica 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Cuba 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Netherlands 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Djibouti 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 83 Portugal 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Slovakia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 5.41 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 2.88 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.03 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Slovakia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Slovakia was 1.05 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1922.
- How does Slovakia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Slovakia ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.