What is emissions of air pollutants in Serbia?

Emissions of air pollutants in Serbia was 94,884 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Serbia?

The highest recorded value was 305,650 tonnes in 1988.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Serbia?

The lowest recorded value was 33.47 tonnes in 1750.

How does Serbia rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Serbia ranks 98th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Serbia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Serbia

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Serbia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Serbia: Emissions of air pollutants was 94,884 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

94,884 tonnes

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

98th

of 220 countries

All-time high

305,650 tonnes

in 1988

All-time low

33.47 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Serbia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Serbia stood at 94,884 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Serbia peaked at 305,650 tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, 33.47 tonnes, in 1750.

Serbia ranks 98th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	34.04 tonnes	33.47 tonnes	34.6 tonnes	10
1760s	35.3 tonnes	34.72 tonnes	35.88 tonnes	10
1770s	36.61 tonnes	36.01 tonnes	37.2 tonnes	10
1780s	37.95 tonnes	37.34 tonnes	38.56 tonnes	10
1790s	39.32 tonnes	38.69 tonnes	39.94 tonnes	10
1800s	40.72 tonnes	40.08 tonnes	41.36 tonnes	10
1810s	42.52 tonnes	41.5 tonnes	43.54 tonnes	10
1820s	44.83 tonnes	43.76 tonnes	45.89 tonnes	10
1830s	47.23 tonnes	46.12 tonnes	48.33 tonnes	10
1840s	49.73 tonnes	48.58 tonnes	50.87 tonnes	10
1850s	52.32 tonnes	51.12 tonnes	53.5 tonnes	10
1860s	56.14 tonnes	53.76 tonnes	58.5 tonnes	10
1870s	61.59 tonnes	59.02 tonnes	64.16 tonnes	10
1880s	73.29 tonnes	64.72 tonnes	125.61 tonnes	10
1890s	691.79 tonnes	244.51 tonnes	1,240 tonnes	10
1900s	2,122 tonnes	1,653 tonnes	2,693 tonnes	10
1910s	2,221 tonnes	215.9 tonnes	7,518 tonnes	10
1920s	11,245 tonnes	6,733 tonnes	15,844 tonnes	10
1930s	12,490 tonnes	11,140 tonnes	14,773 tonnes	10
1940s	10,913 tonnes	1,820 tonnes	23,379 tonnes	10
1950s	28,780 tonnes	21,081 tonnes	41,642 tonnes	10
1960s	63,624 tonnes	45,960 tonnes	82,860 tonnes	10
1970s	151,881 tonnes	109,566 tonnes	206,843 tonnes	10
1980s	256,144 tonnes	197,714 tonnes	305,650 tonnes	10
1990s	236,591 tonnes	164,271 tonnes	302,083 tonnes	10
2000s	182,618 tonnes	167,773 tonnes	198,240 tonnes	10
2010s	143,948 tonnes	108,646 tonnes	178,335 tonnes	10
2020s	96,713 tonnes	94,884 tonnes	98,689 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Serbia

95 Senegal 96,959 tonnes compare
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100 Mozambique 93,012 tonnes compare
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More environment data for Serbia

Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Serbia?: Emissions of air pollutants in Serbia was 94,884 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 305,650 tonnes in 1988.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 33.47 tonnes in 1750.
How does Serbia rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Serbia ranks 98th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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