Forest area in Albania
Albania: Forest area was 941,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Albania recorded 941,000 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Albania peaked at 941,000 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 769,300 hectares, in 2000.
That places Albania 129th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 780,025 hectares | 771,250 hectares | 788,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 775,046 hectares | 769,300 hectares | 780,793 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 821,411 hectares | 782,070 hectares | 912,236 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 941,000 hectares | 941,000 hectares | 941,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 126 East Timor 1.05 million hectares compare
- 127 North Macedonia 1.03 million hectares compare
- 128 Mauritania 1.02 million hectares compare
- 130 Vanuatu 907,440 hectares compare
- 131 New Caledonia 892,610 hectares compare
More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Albania?
- Forest area in Albania was 941,000 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 941,000 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 769,300 hectares in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for forest area?
- Albania ranks 129th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.