Water withdrawals per capita in Albania
Albania: Water withdrawals per capita was 284.53 cubic meters per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
284.53 cubic meters per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
90th
of 180 countries
All-time high
580.45 cubic meters per person
in 2000
All-time low
273.68 cubic meters per person
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Water withdrawals per capita in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Albania recorded 284.53 cubic meters per person for water withdrawals per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water withdrawals per capita in Albania peaked at 580.45 cubic meters per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 273.68 cubic meters per person, in 2020.
Albania ranks 90th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Water withdrawals per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 366.08 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1991 | 363.06 cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 360.57 cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 358.57 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 356.98 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 355.65 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 398.89 cubic meters per person | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 442.91 cubic meters per person | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 487.9 cubic meters per person | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 533.78 cubic meters per person | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 580.45 cubic meters per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 556.07 cubic meters per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 530.65 cubic meters per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 505.37 cubic meters per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 480.35 cubic meters per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 455.47 cubic meters per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 417.08 cubic meters per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 412.76 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 408.65 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 404.66 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 400.75 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 394.65 cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 386.37 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 378.21 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 370.2 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 317.39 cubic meters per person | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 313.33 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 376.78 cubic meters per person | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 331 cubic meters per person | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 392.03 cubic meters per person | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 273.68 cubic meters per person | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 279.33 cubic meters per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 281.86 cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 284.53 cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 284.53 cubic meters per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.42 cubic meters per person, 63% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 284.53 cubic meters per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 419.39 cubic meters per person, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water withdrawals per capita 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 | -30.2% | 392.03 cubic meters per person | 273.68 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402.44 cubic meters per person | 355.65 cubic meters per person | 533.78 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 475.15 cubic meters per person | 404.66 cubic meters per person | 580.45 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 366.07 cubic meters per person | 313.33 cubic meters per person | 400.75 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 279.85 cubic meters per person | 273.68 cubic meters per person | 284.53 cubic meters per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 87 Dominica 300.7 cubic meters per person compare
- 88 Zimbabwe 300.45 cubic meters per person compare
- 89 Barbados 286.89 cubic meters per person compare
- 91 Israel 277.32 cubic meters per person compare
- 92 Bahrain 276.75 cubic meters per person compare
- 93 Morocco 276.59 cubic meters per person compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water withdrawals per capita in Albania?
- Water withdrawals per capita in Albania was 284.53 cubic meters per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 580.45 cubic meters per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.68 cubic meters per person in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for water withdrawals per capita?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water withdrawals per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.