Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Albania
Albania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 60.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Albania, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Albania stood at 60.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Albania peaked at 80.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1990.
Albania ranks 81st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 41.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 49.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.2% | 60.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 78 Tajikistan 62.0% compare
- 79 Nigeria 61.4% compare
- 80 Philippines 60.9% compare
- 82 Pakistan 59.7% compare
- 83 Belarus 59.1% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Albania?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Albania was 60.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Albania ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.