Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Albania
Albania: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Albania, 1934–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Albania is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 134.1% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Albania peaked at 599.8% in 1936 and was at its lowest, -70.8%, in 1950.
Albania ranks 148th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 150.0% | — |
| 1936 | 599.8% | +299.9% |
| 1937 | 131.4% | -78.1% |
| 1938 | 17.3% | -86.8% |
| 1939 | 24.2% | +39.9% |
| 1940 | 60.2% | +148.5% |
| 1941 | -9.5% | -115.8% |
| 1942 | 18.7% | -296.4% |
| 1943 | -37.9% | -302.6% |
| 1944 | -66.7% | +75.8% |
| 1945 | -21.4% | -67.9% |
| 1946 | 300.0% | -1500.0% |
| 1947 | 91.7% | -69.4% |
| 1948 | -24.1% | -126.3% |
| 1949 | 44.3% | -283.6% |
| 1950 | -70.8% | -259.8% |
| 1951 | 35.8% | -150.6% |
| 1952 | -7.3% | -120.3% |
| 1953 | 10.8% | -248.3% |
| 1954 | 21.2% | +96.9% |
| 1955 | 32.1% | +51.1% |
| 1956 | 26.5% | -17.4% |
| 1957 | 79.5% | +199.8% |
| 1958 | -20.2% | -125.4% |
| 1959 | 20.1% | -199.7% |
| 1960 | 40.1% | +99.3% |
| 1961 | 12.7% | -68.4% |
| 1962 | 8.0% | -36.6% |
| 1963 | -15.5% | -292.6% |
| 1964 | -3.2% | -79.5% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | -346.7% |
| 1966 | 17.4% | +122.3% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -71.1% |
| 1968 | 14.6% | +191.6% |
| 1969 | 5.6% | -61.7% |
| 1970 | 15.4% | +174.1% |
| 1971 | 16.3% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | +82.3% |
| 1973 | -6.2% | -121.0% |
| 1974 | -17.9% | +186.6% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | -132.2% |
| 1976 | 7.8% | +34.8% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | +100.7% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +24.4% |
| 1980 | -31.8% | -289.0% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -232.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5% | -101.2% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -1015.3% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -42.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -72.2% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +215.1% |
| 1987 | -7.6% | -438.4% |
| 1988 | -1.6% | -79.1% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | -1526.0% |
| 1990 | -38.6% | -270.6% |
| 1991 | -22.3% | -42.2% |
| 1992 | -41.3% | +85.4% |
| 1993 | -7.1% | -82.8% |
| 1994 | -17.7% | +149.0% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -148.5% |
| 1996 | -3.4% | -139.9% |
| 1997 | -23.5% | +586.6% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -158.3% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | +411.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -98.2% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +398.9% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +153.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | -2.9% | -119.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -168.8% |
| 2006 | -8.2% | -505.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -128.9% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +367.7% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -115.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -680.1% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | -4.7% | -163.7% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -278.0% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +61.0% |
| 2015 | -22.4% | -264.9% |
| 2016 | -3.3% | -85.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -619.4% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | -116.1% |
| 2019 | -4.9% | +75.7% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | -68.8% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -465.8% |
| 2022 | -12.4% | -322.4% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -85.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -134.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 23% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1526.0% | -1.6% | 22.6% |
| 1946 | +1500.0% | -21.4% | 300.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 153.8% | 0.0% | 599.8% | 6 |
| 1940s | 35.5% | -66.7% | 300.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 12.8% | -70.8% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.3% | -15.5% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | -17.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | -31.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.1% | -41.3% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | -8.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -22.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -12.4% | 5.6% | 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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Albania?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Albania was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 599.8% in 1936.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -70.8% in 1950.
- How does Albania rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Albania ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.