Cropland — Share in Land area in Albania

Albania: Cropland — Share in Land area was 24.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.72 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 234 countries
All-time high
26.06 %
in 1987
All-time low
17.48 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Albania, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Albania recorded 24.72 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Albania peaked at 26.06 % in 1987 and was at its lowest, 17.48 %, in 1961.

Albania ranks 68th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.2 % 17.48 % 21.35 % 9
1970s 23.92 % 21.86 % 25.44 % 10
1980s 25.92 % 25.62 % 26.06 % 10
1990s 25.61 % 25.51 % 25.69 % 10
2000s 25.36 % 24.05 % 25.73 % 10
2010s 25.43 % 25.4 % 25.68 % 10
2020s 24.94 % 24.72 % 25.09 % 5

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.49 % compare
  2. 66 Malta 25.45 % compare
  3. 67 Sierra Leone 24.76 % compare
  4. 69 Wallis and Futuna Islands 24.65 % compare
  5. 70 Lebanon 24.56 % compare
  6. 71 Guinea-Bissau 24.46 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Albania?
Cropland — share in land area in Albania was 24.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 26.06 % in 1987.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 17.48 % in 1961.
How does Albania rank for cropland — share in land area?
Albania ranks 68th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.