15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Albania
Albania: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial was 133.4 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Albania stood at 133.4 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Albania peaked at 133.4 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 129 km2, in 2000.
That places Albania 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Albania, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 129 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 130.5 km2 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 132.3 km2 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 133.1 km2 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 133.2 km2 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 133.4 km2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129.75 km2 | 129 km2 | 130.5 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 132.87 km2 | 132.3 km2 | 133.2 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 133.4 km2 | 133.4 km2 | 133.4 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 96 Turkmenistan 170.1 km2 compare
- 97 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 168.2 km2 compare
- 98 New Caledonia 158.6 km2 compare
- 100 Togo 127.6 km2 compare
- 101 Sweden 120 km2 compare
- 102 Somalia 111.5 km2 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0203 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Albania?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Albania was 133.4 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 133.4 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 km2 in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial?
- Albania ranks 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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