Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania
Albania: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania is 34.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania peaked at 34.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2000.
That places Albania 97th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0157 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Albania was 34.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Albania ranks 97th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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