Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Albania

Albania: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 12.55 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.55 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
115th
of 180 countries
All-time high
12.55 kt
in 2023
All-time low
6.74 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Albania, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 6.7 kt1991: 7.1 kt1992: 7.4 kt1993: 7.7 kt1994: 8 kt1995: 8.3 kt1996: 8.6 kt1997: 8.9 kt1998: 9.1 kt1999: 9.3 kt2000: 9.6 kt2001: 9.8 kt2002: 10 kt2003: 10.2 kt2004: 10.4 kt2005: 10.5 kt2006: 10.7 kt2007: 10.9 kt2008: 11.1 kt2009: 11.2 kt2010: 11.3 kt2011: 11.5 kt2012: 11.6 kt2013: 11.7 kt2014: 11.8 kt2015: 11.9 kt2016: 12 kt2017: 12.1 kt2018: 12.2 kt2019: 12.3 kt2020: 12.3 kt2021: 12.4 kt2022: 12.5 kt2023: 12.6 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Albania is 12.55 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Albania peaked at 12.55 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.74 kt, in 1990.

Albania ranks 115th of 180 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.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Albania, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6.74 kt —
1991 7.1 kt +5.3%
1992 7.41 kt +4.4%
1993 7.72 kt +4.3%
1994 8.03 kt +4.0%
1995 8.33 kt +3.7%
1996 8.62 kt +3.5%
1997 8.87 kt +2.9%
1998 9.11 kt +2.7%
1999 9.35 kt +2.6%
2000 9.57 kt +2.4%
2001 9.78 kt +2.2%
2002 9.98 kt +2.0%
2003 10.17 kt +2.0%
2004 10.37 kt +1.9%
2005 10.55 kt +1.8%
2006 10.72 kt +1.6%
2007 10.89 kt +1.6%
2008 11.05 kt +1.5%
2009 11.2 kt +1.4%
2010 11.34 kt +1.2%
2011 11.47 kt +1.2%
2012 11.59 kt +1.1%
2013 11.71 kt +1.0%
2014 11.82 kt +0.9%
2015 11.91 kt +0.8%
2016 12 kt +0.7%
2017 12.08 kt +0.7%
2018 12.17 kt +0.7%
2019 12.25 kt +0.7%
2020 12.33 kt +0.6%
2021 12.4 kt +0.6%
2022 12.48 kt +0.6%
2023 12.55 kt +0.6%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 12.55 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 12.55 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.13 kt 6.74 kt 9.35 kt 10
2000s 10.43 kt 9.57 kt 11.2 kt 10
2010s 11.84 kt 11.34 kt 12.25 kt 10
2020s 12.44 kt 12.33 kt 12.55 kt 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 112 Liberia 13.96 kt compare
  2. 113 Central African Republic 13.95 kt compare
  3. 114 Benin 13.17 kt compare
  4. 116 North Macedonia 10.89 kt compare
  5. 117 Ireland 10.77 kt compare
  6. 118 Cyprus 10.71 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Albania?
Solid food waste — emissions in Albania was 12.55 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 12.55 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.74 kt in 1990.
How does Albania rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Albania ranks 115th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.