Forest land — Share in Land area in Albania

Albania: Forest land — Share in Land area was 34.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
34.34 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 231 countries
All-time high
34.34 %
in 2020
All-time low
28.08 %
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Albania, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 28.8 %1991: 28.7 %1992: 28.6 %1993: 28.6 %1994: 28.5 %1995: 28.4 %1996: 28.4 %1997: 28.3 %1998: 28.2 %1999: 28.1 %2000: 28.1 %2001: 28.1 %2002: 28.2 %2003: 28.2 %2004: 28.3 %2005: 28.3 %2006: 28.4 %2007: 28.4 %2008: 28.4 %2009: 28.5 %2010: 28.5 %2011: 28.6 %2012: 28.8 %2013: 28.9 %2014: 29 %2015: 29.1 %2016: 30.1 %2017: 31.2 %2018: 32.2 %2019: 33.3 %2020: 34.3 %2021: 34.3 %2022: 34.3 %2023: 34.3 %2024: 34.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Albania stood at 34.34 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Albania peaked at 34.34 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.08 %, in 2000.

Albania ranks 110th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Albania?
Forest land — share in land area in Albania was 34.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 34.34 % in 2020.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 28.08 % in 2000.
How does Albania rank for forest land — share in land area?
Albania ranks 110th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.