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North Macedonia vs Albania

26 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is North Macedonia; the dashed grey line is Albania.

Country A · North Macedonia
Country B · Albania

Climate

CO2 emissions

North Macedonia: 6.62 Mt CO2/year · 2024Albania: 4.44 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0510190019502000Albaniahigh 1988low 1943

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

North Macedonia: 3.63 t CO2/person/year · 2024Albania: 1.59 t CO2/person/year · 2024
024190019502000Albaniahigh 1986low 1943

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

North Macedonia: 0.98 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Albania: 1.36 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Albaniahigh 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

North Macedonia: 1.53 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Albania: 2.17 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0241850190019502000Albaniahigh 1984

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

North Macedonia: 8.08 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Albania: 6.71 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
020401850190019502000Albaniahigh 1991

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

North Macedonia: 0.46 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Albania: 0.71 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
00.511.51850190019502000Albaniahigh 1984

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

Energy

Energy use per person

North Macedonia: 16,220 kWh/person/year · 2024Albania: 8,032 kWh/person/year · 2023
05k10k15k1990200020102020Albaniahigh 2023low 2002

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

North Macedonia: 23.8 % of electricity · 2025Albania: 4.08 % of electricity · 2024
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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

North Macedonia: 2.93 % of electricity · 2025Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
01231990200020102020Albania

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

North Macedonia: 30.6 % of electricity · 2025Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
0501990200020102020Albania

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

North Macedonia: 2.49 % of electricity · 2025Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
05101990200020102020Albaniahigh 2022low 2005

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

North Macedonia: 19.6 % of electricity · 2025Albania: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
01020301990200020102020Albaniahigh 2021

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

North Macedonia: 2,036 ha/year · 2024Albania: 877.2 ha/year · 2024
02k4k2005201020152020Albaniahigh 2009low 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

North Macedonia: 40.7 % of land · 2025Albania: 34.3 % of land · 2025
020401990200020102020Albaniahigh 2020

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

Deaths from natural disasters

North Macedonia: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Albania: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
020406020002005201020152020Albaniahigh 2016

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

North Macedonia: 28.2 % of land area · 2024Albania: 23.6 % of land area · 2024
0102030201420162018202020222024Albania

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

North Macedonia: 51.5 kg/person/year · 2023Albania: 56.7 kg/person/year · 2023
0204060200020102020Albania

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

North Macedonia: 36.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Albania: 37.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
050100199520002005201020152020Albanialow 2002

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

Urban population

North Macedonia: 62.9 % living in cities · 2025Albania: 58.9 % living in cities · 2025
02040601960198020002020Albania

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

North Macedonia: 2,948 m³/person/year · 2022Albania: 10,972 m³/person/year · 2022
05k10k15k200020102020Albanialow 2001

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

North Macedonia: 80.8 % of population · 2024Albania: 70.8 % of population · 2024
05020002005201020152020Albanialow 2004

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

North Macedonia: 796.5 mm/year · 2025Albania: 1,289 mm/year · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Albaniahigh 1972low 2000

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

North Macedonia: 3.00 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Albania: -3.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Albaniahigh 1972low 2000

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

North Macedonia: 12.1 % of population · 2024Albania: 69.3 % of population · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Albaniahigh 2004

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)

North Macedonia: 20.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Albaniahigh 2011

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

Ozone-depleting substances

North Macedonia: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Albania: 2.02 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
05001k1.5k1990200020102020Albanialow 2017

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data