Albania

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 21,263.20 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 2,745,972 HDI (2023): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 82
Score: 49.7
Vulnerability 0.380
Readiness 0.375

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Albania places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Albania is well positioned to adapt. Albania is the 119th most vulnerable country and the 99th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
109
108
109
114
115
113
113
113
113
105
104
107
107
106
100
97
100
98
96
89
84
87
85
87
87
88
87
82
82
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.380
Food
0.421
Projected change of cereal yields
0.810
Projected population change
0.086
Food import dependency
0.252
Rural population
0.381
Agriculture capacity
0.930
Child malnutrition
0.066
Water
0.232
Projected change of annual runoff
0.120
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.202
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.025
Water dependency ratio
0.109
Dam capacity
0.640
Access to reliable drinking water
0.297
Health
0.343
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.114
Slum population
0.028
Medical staff
0.753
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.441
Ecosystem Services
0.417
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.301
Natural capital dependency
0.198
Ecological footprint
0.239
Protected biome
0.345
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.793
Human Habitat
0.511
Projected change of warm periods
0.108
Projected change of flood hazard
0.666
Urban concentration
0.619
Age dependency ratio
0.471
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.615
Infrastructure
0.357
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
1.000
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.264
Dependency on imported energy
0.227
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.553
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.100