Renewable energy electricity output in Albania

Albania: Renewable energy electricity output was 5,895 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
5,895 GWh
Change on year
up 24.8%
World rank
74th
of 233 countries
All-time high
7,567 GWh
in 2010
All-time low
2,788 GWh
in 2007
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Albania, 1990–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200220151990: 2.8k GWh1991: 3.5k GWh1992: 3.2k GWh1993: 3.3k GWh1994: 3.8k GWh1995: 4.2k GWh1996: 5.7k GWh1997: 5.0k GWh1998: 4.9k GWh1999: 5.3k GWh2000: 4.6k GWh2001: 3.6k GWh2002: 3.5k GWh2003: 4.9k GWh2004: 5.5k GWh2005: 5.4k GWh2006: 5.4k GWh2007: 2.8k GWh2008: 3.8k GWh2009: 5.2k GWh2010: 7.6k GWh2011: 4.1k GWh2012: 4.7k GWh2013: 7.0k GWh2014: 4.7k GWh2015: 5.9k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Albania recorded 5,895 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Albania peaked at 7,567 GWh in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,788 GWh, in 2007.

That places Albania 74th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Renewable energy electricity output in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy electricity output (GWh) in Albania, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 2,848 GWh
1991 3,518 GWh +23.5%
1992 3,226 GWh -8.3%
1993 3,314 GWh +2.7%
1994 3,771 GWh +13.8%
1995 4,204 GWh +11.5%
1996 5,726 GWh +36.2%
1997 5,028 GWh -12.2%
1998 4,921 GWh -2.1%
1999 5,284 GWh +7.4%
2000 4,594 GWh -13.1%
2001 3,555 GWh -22.6%
2002 3,512 GWh -1.2%
2003 4,885 GWh +39.1%
2004 5,466 GWh +11.9%
2005 5,373 GWh -1.7%
2006 5,431 GWh +1.1%
2007 2,788 GWh -48.7%
2008 3,797 GWh +36.2%
2009 5,201 GWh +37.0%
2010 7,567 GWh +45.5%
2011 4,132 GWh -45.4%
2012 4,725 GWh +14.4%
2013 6,959 GWh +47.3%
2014 4,724 GWh -32.1%
2015 5,895 GWh +24.8%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 5,895 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,738 GWh, 3.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 5,895 GWh is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,858 GWh, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,184 GWh 2,848 GWh 5,726 GWh 10
2000s 4,460 GWh 2,788 GWh 5,466 GWh 10
2010s 5,667 GWh 4,132 GWh 7,567 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 71 Guatemala 6,678 GWh compare
  2. 72 Sri Lanka 6,390 GWh compare
  3. 73 Slovakia 6,040 GWh compare
  4. 75 Ghana 5,848 GWh compare
  5. 76 Nigeria 5,718 GWh compare
  6. 77 South Africa 5,564 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Albania?
Renewable energy electricity output in Albania was 5,895 GWh 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 energy electricity output recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 7,567 GWh in 2010.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 2,788 GWh in 2007.
How does Albania rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Albania ranks 74th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.