Cropland — Area per capita in Albania
Albania: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Albania stood at 0.24 ha/cap.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Albania peaked at 0.28 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.21 ha/cap, in 1990.
That places Albania 75th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.28 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.28 ha/cap | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.23 ha/cap | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.24 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.24 ha/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2789 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.238 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.215 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Albania?
- Cropland — area per capita in Albania was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 ha/cap in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Albania ranks 75th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.