Per capita methane emissions in Slovenia
Slovenia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
75th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.7856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia stood at 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Slovenia peaked at 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
Slovenia ranks 75th 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 | 0.7977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 72 China 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 73 Niger 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 77 Costa Rica 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Slovenia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.13 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 1.19 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.02 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 911.40 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.02 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.02 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Slovenia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Slovenia was 1.11 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Slovenia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Slovenia ranks 75th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.