Albania Key Figures
- Population:
- 2.78 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 4.84 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 76.5%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 57.6 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 1.33 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 15.8%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Consumption per capita is much lower than the EU average, at approximately 0.8 toe (73% below the EU average), including nearly 2 400 kWh of electricity (57% below the EU average) (2022).
Total energy consumption has been generally declining by an average 1.7%/year since 2017, with a 5.8% rebound in 2021 and a 3.5% decline in 2022 to 2.2 Mtoe. It had increased at a rapid pace between 1995 and 2005 (+5%/year) and at a slower pace (+1.2%/year) until 2017.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Crude Oil Production
Oil production has halved since 2014, from 1.4 Mt to 0.7 Mt in 2021 and 2022, due to low investment in the sector. Most of this production is exported. Production tripled between 2004 and 2014.
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Renewable in % Electricity Production
The target of 38% of renewables in final energy consumption in 2020 from the National Renewable Energy Action Plan was exceeded by 7 points, as this share reached 45%. In 2022, renewables covered 44% of final energy consumption (103% for electricity, 22% for heating and cooling, and 0.4% in transport).
Interactive Chart Albania Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
In its updated NDC (2021), the country committed to reduce GHG emissions by 20.9% compared to a BAU scenario in 2030; this corresponds to a level of emissions of around 12 MtCO2eq in 2030. The previous target was a reduction of 11.5%. The NECP (2021) stated that, with additional measures, emissions could be reduced by 18.7% to 10.2 MtCO2eq in 2030.
Albania is also pursuing the implementation of the EU-ETS by 2030. The measures on monitoring, reporting, and verification of GHG emissions, implemented by the climate law (2021), are important steps toward this objective.