Cropland — Share in Land area in Albania
Albania: Cropland — Share in Land area was 24.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Albania, 1961–2024
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 74th of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.77 % | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 18.07 % | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 18.28 % | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 19.05 % | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 19.71 % | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 20.29 % | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 20.8 % | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 21.35 % | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 21.86 % | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 22.26 % | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 22.77 % | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 23.21 % | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 23.8 % | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 24.16 % | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 25 % | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 25.26 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 25.44 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 25.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.62 % | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 25.77 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 25.88 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 25.91 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 26.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 26.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 26.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.8 % | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 25.69 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 25.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 25.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.51 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.05 % | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 25.73 % | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 25.47 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 25.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.4 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.68 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 25.41 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.4 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.09 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 24.76 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.72 % | -0.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 24.72 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 24.72 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 72 Malta 25.45 % compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 24.76 % compare
- 75 Wallis and Futuna Islands 24.65 % compare
- 76 Lebanon 24.56 % compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 24.46 % 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)
- 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 — 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 74th out of 252 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
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.