Waste — Emissions Share in Montenegro

Montenegro: Waste — Emissions Share was 25.4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.4 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
95th
of 222 countries
All-time high
25.4 %
in 2023
All-time low
17.94 %
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Montenegro, 2006–2023

01020302006201420232006: 17.9 %2007: 19.8 %2008: 19.7 %2009: 20.2 %2010: 21.4 %2011: 22.4 %2012: 21.7 %2013: 22.3 %2014: 22.8 %2015: 22.2 %2016: 22.8 %2017: 23.3 %2018: 24.7 %2019: 25 %2020: 23.4 %2021: 24.7 %2022: 24.9 %2023: 25.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Montenegro stood at 25.4 %. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Montenegro peaked at 25.4 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.94 %, in 2006.

That places Montenegro 95th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Montenegro, 2006 to 2023.
Year % Change
2006 17.94 % —
2007 19.77 % +10.2%
2008 19.73 % -0.2%
2009 20.18 % +2.3%
2010 21.4 % +6.0%
2011 22.36 % +4.5%
2012 21.66 % -3.1%
2013 22.29 % +2.9%
2014 22.76 % +2.1%
2015 22.17 % -2.6%
2016 22.81 % +2.9%
2017 23.27 % +2.0%
2018 24.74 % +6.3%
2019 25.03 % +1.2%
2020 23.41 % -6.5%
2021 24.68 % +5.4%
2022 24.9 % +0.9%
2023 25.4 % +2.0%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 25.4 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 25.4 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.41 % 17.94 % 20.18 % 4
2010s 22.85 % 21.4 % 25.03 % 10
2020s 24.6 % 23.41 % 25.4 % 4

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 92 Thailand 26.51 % compare
  2. 93 Italy 25.93 % compare
  3. 94 Suriname 25.91 % compare
  4. 96 Serbia 25.08 % compare
  5. 97 France 24.88 % compare
  6. 98 Azerbaijan 24.77 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

More climate change data for Montenegro

All data for Montenegro →

Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Montenegro?
Waste — emissions share in Montenegro was 25.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 25.4 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 17.94 % in 2006.
How does Montenegro rank for waste — emissions share?
Montenegro ranks 95th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Waste — Emissions Share in Montenegro. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-ch4/montenegro/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-ch4/montenegro/">Waste — Emissions Share in Montenegro</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.