Forest area as share of land area in Albania
Albania: Forest area as share of land area was 34.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 216 countries
All-time high
34.34
in 2020
All-time low
28.08
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Albania is 34.34, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Albania peaked at 34.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.08, in 2000.
Albania ranks 100th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area as share of land area in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.79 | — |
| 1991 | 28.72 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.65 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.57 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 28.5 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.43 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.36 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.29 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.22 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.15 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.08 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 28.12 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.17 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 28.22 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.26 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.31 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.36 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.45 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.54 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.65 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.76 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.87 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.98 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.09 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.14 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 31.19 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 32.24 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 33.29 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 34.34 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.34 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.34 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.34 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.34 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.47 | 28.15 | 28.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.29 | 28.08 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.98 | 28.54 | 33.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.34 | 34.34 | 34.34 | 6 |
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -15.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.5 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -29.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Albania?
- Forest area as share of land area in Albania was 34.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.34 in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Albania ranks 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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