Consumption-based carbon intensity in Albania
Albania: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Albania, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Albania is 0.1572 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Albania peaked at 0.4923 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1572 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Albania ranks 103rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1989 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4923 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2784 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1809 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2546 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 100 Romania 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 101 France 0.1637 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 102 Madagascar 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 104 Uruguay 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Laos 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Albania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 1.38 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 307.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Albania?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Albania was 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4923 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Albania ranks 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).