Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Albania

Methane emissions in Albania in 2024 — 2.17 Mt. Ranked 53 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 262.3%.

2024 2.17 Mt −5.48% vs 2023
World rank 53of 199
Period maximum 4.63 Mt1983
Period minimum 0.6 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Albania, 1850–20240246185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.6 Mt1853: 0.62 Mt1856: 0.64 Mt1859: 0.66 Mt1862: 0.68 Mt1865: 0.7 Mt1868: 0.72 Mt1871: 0.74 Mt1874: 0.76 Mt1877: 0.78 Mt1880: 0.81 Mt1883: 0.83 Mt1886: 0.85 Mt1889: 0.88 Mt1892: 0.9 Mt1895: 0.93 Mt1898: 0.96 Mt1901: 0.99 Mt1904: 1.02 Mt1907: 1.05 Mt1910: 1.07 Mt1913: 1.1 Mt1916: 1.12 Mt1919: 1.14 Mt1922: 1.16 Mt1925: 1.16 Mt1928: 1.17 Mt1931: 1.19 Mt1934: 1.21 Mt1937: 1.32 Mt1940: 1.49 Mt1943: 1.54 Mt1946: 1.62 Mt1949: 1.83 Mt1952: 1.77 Mt1955: 1.98 Mt1958: 2.31 Mt1961: 2.68 Mt1964: 2.62 Mt1967: 2.93 Mt1970: 2.98 Mt1973: 3.22 Mt1976: 3.37 Mt1979: 3.81 Mt1982: 4.34 Mt1985: 4.21 Mt1988: 4.42 Mt1991: 4.18 Mt1994: 4.13 Mt1997: 3.62 Mt2000: 3.53 Mt2003: 3.45 Mt2006: 3.33 Mt2009: 2.92 Mt2012: 2.98 Mt2015: 3.11 Mt2018: 3.08 Mt2021: 2.58 Mt2024: 2.17 Mt
Change over the period: +1.57 (+262.33%) Average annual rate: 0.74 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 2.17 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 1,323.91 Mt
Southern Europe computed 128.64 Mt
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3,814.74 Mt
Methane emissions — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 2.17 −0.13 −5.48%
2023 2.3 −0.13 −5.39%
2022 2.43 −0.15 −5.92%
2021 2.58 −0.05 −1.79%
2020 2.63 −0.21 −7.29%
2019 2.84 −0.24 −7.77%
2018 3.08 +0.02 +0.65%
2017 3.06 −0.01 −0.26%
2016 3.07 −0.04 −1.42%
2015 3.11 +0.04 +1.47%
2014 3.06 +0.06 +1.93%
2013 3.01 +0.03 +1.04%
2012 2.98 +0.07 +2.23%
2011 2.91 −0.05 −1.56%
2010 2.96 +0.03 +1.09%
2009 2.92 −0.11 −3.53%
2008 3.03 −0.18 −5.46%
2007 3.21 −0.12 −3.69%
2006 3.33 −0.03 −0.98%
2005 3.36 −0.02 −0.47%
2004 3.38 −0.07 −2.06%
2003 3.45 +0.02 +0.5%
2002 3.43 −0.04 −1.18%
2001 3.47 −0.06 −1.64%
2000 3.53 +0.04 +1.26%
1999 3.49 +0.02 +0.69%
1998 3.46 −0.16 −4.28%
1997 3.62 −0.26 −6.73%
1996 3.88 −0.19 −4.72%
1995 4.07 −0.06 −1.36%
1994 4.13 +0.59 +16.58%
1993 3.54 +0.15 +4.42%
1992 3.39 −0.79 −18.92%
1991 4.18 +0.14 +3.36%
1990 4.05 −0.48 −10.63%
1989 4.53 +0.11 +2.38%
1988 4.42 −0.05 −1.23%
1987 4.48 +0.15 +3.44%
1986 4.33 +0.12 +2.73%
1985 4.21 −0.07 −1.7%
1984 4.29 −0.35 −7.45%
1983 4.63 +0.3 +6.81%
1982 4.34 +0.45 +11.44%
1981 3.89 +0.01 +0.26%
1980 3.88 +0.07 +1.76%
1979 3.81 +0.03 +0.87%
1978 3.78 +0.29 +8.25%
1977 3.49 +0.12 +3.62%
1976 3.37 +0.17 +5.21%
1975 3.2 +0.08 +2.66%
1974 3.12 −0.1 −3.17%
1973 3.22 +0.04 +1.26%
1972 3.18 +0.25 +8.38%
1971 2.94 −0.04 −1.48%
1970 2.98 +0.05 +1.57%
1969 2.93 +0.01 +0.48%
1968 2.92 −0.01 −0.48%
1967 2.93 +0.05 +1.56%
1966 2.89 +0.11 +3.85%
1965 2.78 +0.16 +6.02%
1964 2.62 −0.02 −0.68%
1963 2.64 −0.11 −3.86%
1962 2.75 +0.07 +2.69%
1961 2.68 −0.03 −1.04%
1960 2.7 +0.26 +10.64%
1959 2.44 +0.14 +6.03%
1958 2.31 −0.02 −1.03%
1957 2.33 +0.25 +12.13%
1956 2.08 +0.1 +5.16%
1955 1.98 +0.09 +4.55%
1954 1.89 +0.07 +3.85%
1953 1.82 +0.05 +2.88%
1952 1.77 +0.04 +2.08%
1951 1.73 +0.06 +3.53%
1950 1.67 −0.16 −8.63%
1949 1.83 +0.11 +6.14%
1948 1.73 −0.03 −1.48%
1947 1.75 +0.13 +8.29%
1946 1.62 +0.1 +6.73%
1945 1.52 +0.02 +1.07%
1944 1.5 −0.04 −2.47%
1943 1.54 −0.03 −2.1%
1942 1.57 +0.06 +4.04%
1941 1.51 +0.01 +1%
1940 1.49 +0.09 +6.03%
1939 1.41 +0.05 +3.83%
1938 1.36 +0.04 +2.8%
1937 1.32 +0.06 +4.93%
1936 1.26 +0.04 +3.62%
1935 1.21 +0.01 +0.75%
1934 1.21 +0.01 +0.5%
1933 1.2 +0.01 +0.67%
1932 1.19 +0.01 +0.51%
1931 1.19 +0.01 +0.59%
1930 1.18 +0 +0.26%
1929 1.18 +0 +0.26%
1928 1.17 +0 +0.17%
1927 1.17 +0 +0.26%
1926 1.17 +0 +0.34%
1925 1.16 +0 +0.17%
1924 1.16 +0 +0.26%
1923 1.16 +0 +0.26%
1922 1.16 +0 +0.17%
1921 1.15 +0 +0.26%
1920 1.15 +0.01 +0.61%
1919 1.14 +0.01 +0.7%
1918 1.14 +0.01 +0.62%
1917 1.13 +0.01 +0.62%
1916 1.12 +0.01 +0.63%
1915 1.11 +0.01 +0.63%
1914 1.11 +0.01 +0.64%
1913 1.1 +0.01 +0.82%
1912 1.09 +0.01 +0.83%
1911 1.08 +0.01 +0.74%
1910 1.07 +0.01 +0.94%
1909 1.06 +0.01 +0.95%
1908 1.05 +0.01 +0.86%
1907 1.05 +0.01 +0.97%
1906 1.04 +0.01 +0.98%
1905 1.03 +0.01 +0.89%
1904 1.02 +0.01 +0.99%
1903 1.01 +0.01 +0.9%
1902 1 +0.01 +1.01%
1901 0.99 +0.01 +0.92%
1900 0.98 +0.01 +1.03%
1899 0.97 +0.01 +0.94%
1898 0.96 +0.01 +1.05%
1897 0.95 +0.01 +0.96%
1896 0.94 +0.01 +1.08%
1895 0.93 +0.01 +0.98%
1894 0.92 +0.01 +0.99%
1893 0.91 +0.01 +1.11%
1892 0.9 +0.01 +1.01%
1891 0.89 +0.01 +1.02%
1890 0.88 +0.01 +0.91%
1889 0.88 +0.01 +0.92%
1888 0.87 +0.01 +0.93%
1887 0.86 +0.01 +0.94%
1886 0.85 +0.01 +0.95%
1885 0.84 +0.01 +0.96%
1884 0.84 +0.01 +0.97%
1883 0.83 +0.01 +0.98%
1882 0.82 +0.01 +0.99%
1881 0.81 +0.01 +0.87%
1880 0.81 +0.01 +1%
1879 0.8 +0.01 +1.01%
1878 0.79 +0.01 +0.9%
1877 0.78 +0.01 +1.03%
1876 0.77 +0.01 +1.04%
1875 0.77 +0.01 +0.92%
1874 0.76 +0.01 +1.07%
1873 0.75 +0.01 +0.94%
1872 0.74 +0.01 +1.09%
1871 0.74 +0.01 +0.96%
1870 0.73 +0.01 +0.97%
1869 0.72 +0.01 +0.98%
1868 0.72 +0.01 +0.85%
1867 0.71 +0.01 +1%
1866 0.7 +0.01 +1.01%
1865 0.7 +0.01 +0.87%
1864 0.69 +0.01 +1.03%
1863 0.68 +0.01 +0.89%
1862 0.68 +0.01 +1.05%
1861 0.67 +0.01 +0.9%
1860 0.66 +0.01 +1.07%
1859 0.66 +0.01 +0.92%
1858 0.65 +0.01 +0.93%
1857 0.64 +0.01 +1.1%
1856 0.64 +0.01 +0.95%
1855 0.63 +0.01 +0.96%
1854 0.63 +0.01 +1.13%
1853 0.62 +0.01 +0.98%
1852 0.61 +0.01 +0.99%
1851 0.61 +0.01 +1%
1850 0.6

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.