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Albania
RegionEastern Europe
GDP37.73[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13295.41[$]
Population2.84[millions]
Land Area28775.49[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 62 47.10 9.90
Ecosystem Vitality 86 45.50 7.30
Biodiversity 70 63.90 14.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 20.50
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 20.90
Marine protected areas 57 14.70 10.00
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 67 41.00 14.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 153 34.80 NA
Species Protection Index 66 63.60 16.70
Species Habitat Index 98 82.20 -12.20
Ecosystem Services 99 24.20 2.20
Tree cover loss 52 22.90 5.90
Grassland loss 149 24.20 -16.10
Wetland loss 118 31.80 -2.30
Fisheries 79 17.30 -0.20
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 17 30.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 93 0.80 -0.40
Acidification 48 90.20 2.80
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 57 80.40 5.50
Agriculture 115 28.90 4.50
Pesticide 118 20.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 94 37.60 8.90
Water Resources 115 1.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 115 1.90 NA
Health 90 40.00 3.80
Air Quality 84 37.50 5.00
PM2.5 76 36.70 3.60
Household solid fuels 100 34.50 5.70
Ozone 39 63.70 16.40
NOx 86 29.50 3.00
SO2 106 43.30 9.70
CO 56 61.50 7.10
VOC 56 46.90 -3.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 69 54.10 2.80
Sanitation 69 59.60 4.60
Drinking water 66 50.30 1.40
Heavy Metals 99 45.50 2.50
Lead 99 45.50 2.50
Waste Management 146 13.40 1.40
Solid waste 171 0.50 NA
Recycling 68 20.50 1.40
Ocean Plastics 78 32.10 4.10
Climate Policy 40 52.50 15.80
Climate Change 40 52.50 15.80
CO2 growth rate 73 42.30 37.40
CH4 growth rate 64 50.10 -14.10
F-gas growth rate 80 59.40 59.40
N2O growth rate 44 76.90 15.80
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 100.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 49 53.90 -3.00
CO2 from land cover 22 87.30 25.30
GHG intensity trend 91 49.60 -34.50
GHG per capita 64 61.50 -4.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
South Korea 46.9
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
GDP per capita
Barbados 53.2
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Issue Performance
Belize 50
Ukraine 49.6
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Moldova 42.7
Nicaragua 37.7
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Kiribati 49
Armenia 48.3
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
South Africa 37.2
Voice and Accountability
North Macedonia 54.3
Ukraine 49.6
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Georgia 39.1
Fiji 31.3
Indonesia 28.2
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
Peru 39.8
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
Panama 50.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Chile 46.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Malaysia 35
Rwanda 32.8
Ghana 27.7
Eastern Europe
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Poland 50.6
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Serbia 43.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Francophonie
Dominica 51.2
Canada 50
Gabon 49.7
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Djibouti 47.5
Albania 47.1
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Mauritius 44.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
ALB