Albania vs North Macedonia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Albania
0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Macedonia
0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Albania rank
116th
North Macedonia rank
117th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Albania
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 116th and North Macedonia ranks 117th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 11 and North Macedonia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1860s 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1870s 0.0967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1880s 0.111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1890s 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1900s 0.081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1910s 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1920s 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
1930s 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
1940s 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
1950s 0.4254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
1960s 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
1970s 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
1980s 0.4491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
1990s 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person North Macedonia
2000s 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
2010s 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania
2020s 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Albania or North Macedonia?
Albania, at 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Albania and North Macedonia?
0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and North Macedonia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Albania and North Macedonia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Albania ranks 116th and North Macedonia ranks 117th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.