Waste — Emissions Share in Albania
Albania: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Albania stood at 15.63 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Albania peaked at 15.63 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.46 %, in 1990.
Albania ranks 13th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.46 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.63 % | +33.6% |
| 1992 | 9.36 % | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 8.81 % | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 7.38 % | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 7.31 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.17 % | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 8.61 % | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.49 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.61 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.2 % | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 8.73 % | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 7.97 % | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 7.99 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.41 % | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7 % | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.87 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.75 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.96 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.72 % | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.91 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.23 % | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 10.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.06 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.3 % | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.36 % | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 11.39 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.66 % | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 13.44 % | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 15.37 % | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 15.63 % | +1.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 15.63 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 15.63 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.07 %, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +33.6% | 6.46 % | 8.63 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.18 % | 6.46 % | 9.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.65 % | 7.97 % | 9.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.32 % | 9.72 % | 11.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.28 % | 12.66 % | 15.63 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 10 Solomon Islands 17.67 % compare
- 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
- 14 Maldives 13.07 % compare
- 15 Aruba 13.06 % compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 12.96 % compare
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 waste — emissions share in Albania?
- Waste — emissions share in Albania was 15.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.63 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 % in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for waste — emissions share?
- Albania ranks 13th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.