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

Latest (2024)
1.44 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.04 tonnes per person
in 1959
All-time low
0.6001 tonnes per person
in 1997
Years of data
92
1933–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Albania, 1933–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 146 Morocco 1.48 tonnes per person compare
  2. 147 El Salvador 1.45 tonnes per person compare
  3. 148 Tanzania 1.44 tonnes per person compare
  4. 150 South Sudan 1.4 tonnes per person compare
  5. 151 Georgia 1.35 tonnes per person compare
  6. 152 Sri Lanka 1.35 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.