Albania vs Ireland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Albania
-420,041 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland
-335,622 tonnes
in 2024
Albania rank
160th
Ireland rank
158th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Albania
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -335,622 tonnes against -420,041 tonnes in Albania, a difference of 84,419 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Albania ranks 160th and Ireland ranks 158th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 9 and Ireland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.35 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1860s | 1.50 million tonnes | 654,302 tonnes | 850,341 tonnes | Albania |
| 1870s | 1.75 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 435,336 tonnes | Albania |
| 1890s | 2.12 million tonnes | -1.67 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1900s | 2.24 million tonnes | -269,667 tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1910s | 2.09 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1920s | 1.77 million tonnes | -9.85 million tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1930s | 1.96 million tonnes | -13.11 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1940s | 3.17 million tonnes | -3.60 million tonnes | 6.76 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1950s | 5.71 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | Albania |
| 1960s | 5.38 million tonnes | 7.35 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.81 million tonnes | 10.01 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.22 million tonnes | 6.42 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 897,838 tonnes | -1.50 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Albania |
| 2000s | 815,072 tonnes | 7.96 million tonnes | 7.14 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 724,996 tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | 5.53 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | -187,421 tonnes | 635,806 tonnes | 823,227 tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Albania or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -335,622 tonnes against -420,041 tonnes in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Albania and Ireland?
- 84,419 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Ireland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Ireland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Albania ranks 160th and Ireland ranks 158th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.