Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Albania
Albania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
158th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1997
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Albania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Albania stood at 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Albania peaked at 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1997.
Albania ranks 158th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 155 Tonga 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Somalia 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Cameroon 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Moldova 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Tuvalu 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Albania?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Albania was 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Albania ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.