Albania vs South Africa: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Albania
0.6%
in 2024
South Africa
0.7%
in 2024
Albania rank
148th
South Africa rank
145th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Albania
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1934 it was South Africa ahead.
Albania ranks 148th and South Africa ranks 145th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 153.8% | 8.0% | 145.7% | Albania |
| 1940s | 35.5% | 4.3% | 31.2% | Albania |
| 1950s | 12.8% | 4.6% | 8.2% | Albania |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 4.3% | 5.0% | Albania |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 4.4% | 5.3% | Albania |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 4.6% | 1.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -6.1% | 1.1% | 7.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Albania |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.0% | 1.9% | Albania |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -1.3% | 0.6% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Albania or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Albania and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Africa?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2024.
- How do Albania and South Africa rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Albania ranks 148th and South Africa ranks 145th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.