Renewable electricity in Albania
Albania: Renewable electricity was 100.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Albania, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Albania recorded 100.0% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Albania peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 1990.
That places Albania 1st out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Albania, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.4% | — |
| 1991 | 92.1% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 95.1% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 6.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Albania's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.2%, 3.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 86.4% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 94.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Albania?
- Renewable electricity in Albania was 100.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for renewable electricity?
- Albania ranks 1st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants