Arable land use per person in Albania
Albania: Arable land use per person was 0.2449 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Albania stood at 0.2449 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Albania peaked at 0.2603 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1762 hectares per person, in 1990.
Albania ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2494 hectares per person | 0.2442 hectares per person | 0.2603 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2351 hectares per person | 0.2227 hectares per person | 0.244 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2009 hectares per person | 0.1803 hectares per person | 0.2189 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1807 hectares per person | 0.1762 hectares per person | 0.1856 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.193 hectares per person | 0.1786 hectares per person | 0.208 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2245 hectares per person | 0.2141 hectares per person | 0.2376 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2417 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2449 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Albania?
- Arable land use per person in Albania was 0.2449 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2603 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1762 hectares per person in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for arable land use per person?
- Albania ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.