Carbon intensity vs gdp in Albania
Albania: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 173.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Albania, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 173.66 for carbon intensity vs gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in Albania peaked at 255.93 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 117.89, in 1998.
Albania ranks 158th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 123.71 | — |
| 1981 | 177.96 | +43.8% |
| 1982 | 176.76 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 177.34 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 180.88 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 183.28 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 193.08 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 183.13 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 174.97 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 229.95 | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 198.01 | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 203.72 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 138.29 | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 155.8 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 147.82 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 145.97 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 149.43 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 119.41 | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 117.89 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 255.93 | +117.1% |
| 2000 | 153.68 | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 160.27 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 165.79 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 185.47 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 166.97 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 172.21 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 166.23 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 173 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 186.17 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 181.35 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 216.9 | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 215.93 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 219.23 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 202.82 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 235.85 | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 196.03 | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 170.21 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 182.44 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 185.58 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 198.43 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 230.36 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 201.51 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 173.89 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 181.18 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 173.66 | -4.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 173.66 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 219.89, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 173.66 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 189.51, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +117.1% | 117.89 | 255.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 180.1 | 123.71 | 229.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.23 | 117.89 | 255.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.11 | 153.68 | 186.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 202.34 | 170.21 | 235.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192.12 | 173.66 | 230.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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 carbon intensity vs gdp in Albania?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in Albania was 173.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 255.93 in 1999.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.89 in 1998.
- How does Albania rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- Albania ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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