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Albania
RegionEastern Europe
GDP35.30[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12316.07[$]
Population2.87[millions]
Urbanization62.11[%]
Land Area28775.49[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 62 49 10.2
Health 86 44.5 3.1
Air Quality 81 41.2 4.1
PM2.5 76 44.2 2.8
Household solid fuels 100 34.6 4.8
Ozone 39 60.1 12.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 69 54 2.5
Sanitation 69 59.7 4.4
Drinking water 66 50.2 1.2
Heavy Metals 99 46.1 2.1
Lead 99 46.1 2.1
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 55 52 14.9
Biodiversity 65 68.2 11.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 20.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 20.9
Marine protected areas 57 14.7 10
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 62 38.6 12.2
Species Habitat Index 98 82.1 -12.2
Species Protection Index 47 92.2 7.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 165 39.6 0.5
Ecosystem Services 55 43.2 11.9
Tree cover loss 47 41.1 12
Grassland loss 41 70.2 11.1
Wetland loss 81 54.4 11.6
Fisheries 108 8.9 -0.4
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 58 16.2 -
Fish caught by trawling 75 0.4 -0.8
Climate Change 66 56.8 14.7
CO2 growth rate 92 41.2 23.3
CH4 growth rate 65 79.2 -20.8
F-gas growth rate 78 89.4 24.6
N2O growth rate 80 61.9 1.4
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 100
CO2 from land cover 26 78.4 -
GHG intensity trend 130 36.4 -48
GHG per capita 87 58.3 -6
Pollution Emissions 1 100 93.8
SO2 growth rate 1 100 87.6
NOx growth rate 1 100 100
Agriculture 94 37.6 8.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 94 37.6 8.9
Water Resources 92 2.7 -
Wastewater treatment 92 2.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
Albania 49
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
GDP per capita
Albania 49
Paraguay 46.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Peru 44
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Issue Performance
Taiwan 57.2
Kuwait 53.6
Albania 49
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Gabon 45.8
Suriname 45.2
Morocco 42.3
Philippines 38.4
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Regulatory Quality
Greece 69.1
Colombia 52.9
Armenia 52.3
Albania 49
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Montenegro 46.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Oman 38.5
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Colombia 52.9
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Peru 44
Georgia 41.3
Indonesia 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Fiji 34.4
Senegal 30.7
Political Stability
Belgium 73.3
Italy 71
Latvia 61.6
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Albania 49
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Solomon Islands 26.7
Eastern Europe
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Albania 49
Montenegro 46.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Turkey 42.6
Francophonie
Armenia 52.3
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Gabon 45.8
Lebanon 45.4
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Moldova 44.4
Egypt 43.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Greece 69.1
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
Uzbekistan 44.3
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Mongolia 32.2
India 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
ALB