Albania

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,412.10 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,837,849 HDI (2020): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 79
Score: 49.8
Vulnerability 0.414
Readiness 0.409

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 101st most vulnerable country and the 96th 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
Ranking
100
99
97
98
101
103
101
102
100
93
98
103
96
95
90
88
89
86
85
78
76
79
80
80
80
79
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.414
Food
0.419
Projected change of cereal yields
0.810
Projected population change
0.086
Food import dependency
0.263
Rural population
0.408
Agriculture capacity
0.872
Child malnutrition
0.073
Water
0.237
Projected change of annual runoff
0.120
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.202
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.037
Water dependency ratio
0.109
Dam capacity
0.654
Access to reliable drinking water
0.300
Health
0.412
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
0.049
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.757
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.534
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
0.244
Protected biome
0.345
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.793
Human Habitat
0.523
Projected change of warm periods
0.108
Projected change of flood hazard
0.666
Urban concentration
0.592
Age dependency ratio
0.461
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.695
Paved roads
0.615
Infrastructure
0.478
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
1.000
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.264
Dependency on imported energy
0.718
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.409
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-