Albania vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Albania
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Albania rank
129th
Kyrgyzstan rank
127th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Albania
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 129th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 127th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 8 and Kyrgyzstan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1860s | 0.5505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1870s | 0.5551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1880s | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1890s | 0.5637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1900s | 0.5653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 0.5664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 0.5502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Albania or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Albania and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Albania ranks 129th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 127th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.