Arable land — Area in Albania
Albania: Arable land — Area was 589.66 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Albania recorded 589.66 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Albania peaked at 626 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 432 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Albania 140th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Albania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 432 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 436 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 440 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 443 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 460 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 475 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 488 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 500 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 510 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 521 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 530 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 540 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 548 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 557 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 563 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 575 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 580 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 583 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 583 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 585 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 588 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 589 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 589 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 589 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 589 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 589 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 590 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 590 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 582 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 579 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 578 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 577 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 577 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 577 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 577 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 578 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 577 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 577 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 578 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 538 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 584 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 578 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 610 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 609 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 626 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 622 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 619.1 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 617.1 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 615.6 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 615.1 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 620.3 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 612 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 611.35 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 610 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 599.6 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 599.9 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 598.1 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 590.7 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 589.66 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 589.66 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 54% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Albania's 589.66 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 44% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 464.89 1000 ha | 432 1000 ha | 510 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 558 1000 ha | 521 1000 ha | 583 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 588 1000 ha | 582 1000 ha | 590 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 577.5 1000 ha | 577 1000 ha | 579 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 580.9 1000 ha | 538 1000 ha | 610 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 616.85 1000 ha | 610 1000 ha | 626 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 595.59 1000 ha | 589.66 1000 ha | 599.9 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Albania?
- Arable land — area in Albania was 589.66 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 626 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 432 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for arable land — area?
- Albania ranks 140th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.