Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania
Albania: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.44 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania is 1.44 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania peaked at 6.04 tonnes per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6001 tonnes per person, in 1997.
Albania ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 92 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1940s | 3.23 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 3.42 tonnes per person | 6.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.2 tonnes per person | 3.77 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.6001 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.9479 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania was 1.44 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.04 tonnes per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6001 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Albania ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.