Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Albania
Albania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 547.72 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Albania stood at 547.72 kilograms per person.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Albania peaked at 854.07 kilograms per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 124.91 kilograms per person, in 1992.
Albania ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206.62 kilograms per person | 124.91 kilograms per person | 442.2 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 652.56 kilograms per person | 464.29 kilograms per person | 780.01 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 801.43 kilograms per person | 759.1 kilograms per person | 854.07 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 571.29 kilograms per person | 532.74 kilograms per person | 614.11 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Albania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Albania was 547.72 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 854.07 kilograms per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.91 kilograms per person in 1992.
- How does Albania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Albania ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.