AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Albania
Albania: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.78 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions per capita in Albania stood at 0.78 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Albania peaked at 1.99 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
Albania ranks 106th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 1.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.95 t CO2eq/cap | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.96 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.78 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.78 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.78 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -53.3% | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | +36.4% | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | 1.95 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | +31.4% | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 106 Belgium 0.78 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 106 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.78 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 109 Dominican Republic 0.77 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Albania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 47.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 846.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 309.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 303.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Albania?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Albania was 0.78 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Albania ranks 106th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.