15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Albania
Albania: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 34.34 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 34.34 % for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Albania peaked at 34.34 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.08 %, in 2000.
Albania ranks 97th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.79 % | — |
| 2000 | 28.08 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.54 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.09 % | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.34 % | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 34.34 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.79 % | 28.79 % | 28.79 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.08 % | 28.08 % | 28.08 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.81 % | 28.54 % | 29.09 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.34 % | 34.34 % | 34.34 % | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Albania?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Albania was 34.34 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.34 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 % in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Albania ranks 97th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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