Albania - Environment
As far as the environment of Albania is concerned, there have been deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents; air pollution from industrial and power plants; loss of biodiversity due to lack of resources for sound environmental management. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands.
About the environment of Albania
Climate We have mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Revenue from forest resources 0.18% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,142,964 tons (2015 est.)
Total renewable water resources 30.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 550 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 16.28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 4.54 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 2.55 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 42.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 22.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.)
Forest 28.8% (2018 est.)
Other 28.2% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 64.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023).
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Albania is found in Southeast Europe