Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania
Albania: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 4.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania stood at 4.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
Albania ranks 120th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 39% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.1%, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -30.6% | 6.8% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Albania was 4.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Albania ranks 120th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).