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Albania vs Croatia

27 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Albania; the dashed grey line is Croatia.

Country A · Albania
Country B · Croatia

Climate

CO2 emissions

Albania: 4.44 Mt CO2/year · 2024Croatia: 18.5 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0102019401960198020002020Croatiahigh 1989

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Albania: 1.59 t CO2/person/year · 2024Croatia: 4.76 t CO2/person/year · 2024
024619401960198020002020Croatiahigh 1979

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Albania: 1.36 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Croatia: 1.00 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Croatiahigh 2024

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Albania: 2.17 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Croatia: 3.16 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0241850190019502000Croatiahigh 1983

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Albania: 6.71 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Croatia: 22.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
020401850190019502000Croatiahigh 1989

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Albania: 0.71 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Croatia: 2.12 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0241850190019502000Croatiahigh 1989

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Albania: 5.38 Mt CO2/year · 2023Croatia: 23.7 Mt CO2/year · 2023
01020301990200020102020Croatiahigh 2011low 1997

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Albania: 8,032 kWh/person/year · 2023Croatia: 26,615 kWh/person/year · 2024
010k20k19801990200020102020Croatialow 1999

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Albania: 4.08 % of electricity · 2024Croatia: 8.78 % of electricity · 2025
0520002005201020152020Croatia

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Croatia: 21.4 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Croatia: 4.97 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Croatia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
010203020002005201020152020Croatiahigh 2002low 2008

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Croatia: 18.8 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Albania: 877.2 ha/year · 2024Croatia: 7,415 ha/year · 2024
05k10k2005201020152020Croatiahigh 2008low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Albania: 34.3 % of land · 2025Croatia: 34.8 % of land · 2025
01020301990200020102020Croatiahigh 2020low 2000

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Albania: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Croatia: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
020406020002005201020152020Croatiahigh 2019

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Protected land

Albania: 23.6 % of land area · 2024Croatia: 38.4 % of land area · 2024
02040201420162018202020222024Croatia

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Albania: 56.7 kg/person/year · 2023Croatia: 99.7 kg/person/year · 2023
050100198020002020Croatiahigh 2009low 1964

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Albania: 37.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Croatia: 91.7 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0100200300198020002020Croatiahigh 1989low 1965

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Albania: 3.40 % of territorial waters · 2024Croatia: 9.30 % of territorial waters · 2024
0510201420162018202020222024Croatia

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Albania: 58.9 % living in cities · 2025Croatia: 57.8 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Renewable water per person

Albania: 10,972 m³/person/year · 2022Croatia: 9,778 m³/person/year · 2022
05k10k15k198020002020Croatialow 1990

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Albania: 70.8 % of population · 2024Croatia: 87.3 % of population · 2024
05020002005201020152020Croatialow 2003

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Albania: 1,289 mm/year · 2025Croatia: 987.5 mm/year · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Croatiahigh 2010low 2011

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Albania: -3.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Croatia: -11.0 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Croatiahigh 2010low 2011

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Albania: 69.3 % of population · 2024Croatia: 74.7 % of population · 2021
05020002005201020152020Croatia

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Croatia: 14.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Croatiahigh 2011low 2021

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data