Environment in Montenegro

1,551 indicators covering environment for Montenegro.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 24.2% 2022 up 109.7% 205th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 0.0191 t 2024 up 1,810.0% 97th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 0.8514 1000 USD 2024 up 99.4% 96th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 50th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 49th
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 3,022 t 2011 83rd
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -0.5313 % 2022 up 94.8% 68th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -0.5313 % 2022 up 94.8% 68th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 14.62 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 30.9% 111th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0069 kilograms 2024 down 85.6% 120th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 151.16 1000 ha 2019 131st
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 17.09 1000 ha 2019 147th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 71.4 1000 ha 2019 105th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 5.61 1000 ha 2019 141st
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 0.14 1000 ha 2019 127th
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 25.66 1000 ha 2019 129th
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 5.52 1000 ha 2019 145th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 93rd
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.544 t 2024 up 44.7% 100th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 27.63 1000 USD 2024 up 191.0% 88th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 47th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 48th
Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2024 up 232.9% 100th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 86th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 88th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 2.63 t 2024 up 1,460.7% 99th
Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 27.38 1000 USD 2024 up 399.5% 97th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 96,524 t 2024 up 3,563.2% 48th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 13th
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 0.98 1000 ha 2024 up 40.0% 92nd
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 0 t 2024 62nd
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 62nd
Above-ground forest biomass 96.87 tonnes per hectare 2020 unchanged 123rd
Forest area 827 2025 unchanged 143rd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 61.5% 2025 unchanged 39th
Share of forest area within protected areas 10.2% 2020 unchanged 136th
Wood pellets — Production 96,524 t 2024 up 3,563.2% 46th
Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 1.8 km 2019 unchanged 39th
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 1 t 2024 74th
Cropland area certified organic — Area 0.72 1000 ha 2024 up 260.0% 88th
Ozone (O₃) concentration 64 ppb 2015 down 1.5% 45th
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 74th
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 14.71 2024 down 55.4% 84th
Coastal protection 74.93 2025 unchanged 77th
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 23 t 2024 up 360.0% 61st
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 38th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 37th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 94.9 km2 2021 up 14.8% 56th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 1,783 km2 2021 down 0.1% 38th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 33.2 km2 2021 down 0.3% 47th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 8,187 km2 2021 down 0.7% 56th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 20.8 km2 2021 up 1.5% 66th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.3 km2 2021 unchanged 65th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 164.1 km2 2021 down 0.3% 29th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 5,398 km2 2021 down 1.1% 48th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 1.02 % 2021 up 14.6% 70th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 19.24 % 2021 up 0.5% 26th