Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania
Albania: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
156th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1959
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania peaked at 0.0% in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Albania ranks 156th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +39.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 13% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +39.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | +35.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More climate change data for Albania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 47.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 846.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 309.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 303.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Albania was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1959.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Albania ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.