Grazing land use over the long-term in Albania
Albania: Grazing land use over the long-term was 422,935 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
422,935 hectares
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
126th
of 202 countries
All-time high
753,000 hectares
in 1960
All-time low
248,307 hectares
in 1800
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Albania, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Albania recorded 422,935 hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Albania peaked at 753,000 hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 248,307 hectares, in 1800.
That places Albania 126th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term in Albania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 507,003 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 645,277 hectares | +27.3% |
| 1200 | 510,844 hectares | -20.8% |
| 1300 | 376,412 hectares | -26.3% |
| 1400 | 434,321 hectares | +15.4% |
| 1500 | 313,676 hectares | -27.8% |
| 1600 | 255,422 hectares | -18.6% |
| 1700 | 372,275 hectares | +45.7% |
| 1710 | 356,873 hectares | -4.1% |
| 1720 | 339,303 hectares | -4.9% |
| 1730 | 319,566 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1740 | 297,660 hectares | -6.9% |
| 1750 | 273,586 hectares | -8.1% |
| 1760 | 270,052 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1770 | 265,757 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1780 | 260,701 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1790 | 254,885 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1800 | 248,307 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1810 | 251,085 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 253,645 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 253,745 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 264,619 hectares | +4.3% |
| 1850 | 275,878 hectares | +4.3% |
| 1860 | 299,024 hectares | +8.4% |
| 1870 | 321,185 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1880 | 347,593 hectares | +8.2% |
| 1890 | 372,826 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1900 | 403,183 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1910 | 432,126 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 451,897 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 461,678 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 494,631 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1950 | 576,262 hectares | +16.5% |
| 1951 | 586,128 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 597,886 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 611,140 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 625,585 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 641,008 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 657,273 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 674,335 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 692,223 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 711,007 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 753,000 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 753,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 745,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 738,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 729,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 715,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 700,000 hectares | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 688,000 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 670,000 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 650,000 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 631,000 hectares | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 590,000 hectares | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 550,000 hectares | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 510,000 hectares | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 470,000 hectares | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 418,000 hectares | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 390,000 hectares | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 417,000 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 417,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 420,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 416,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 410,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 405,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 400,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 400,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 399,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 398,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 397,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 403,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 403,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 417,000 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 424,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 424,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 424,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 424,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 425,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 429,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 435,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 440,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 446,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 445,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 440,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 441,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 422,000 hectares | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 423,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 418,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 415,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 421,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 484,000 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 505,300 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 505,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 505,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 505,300 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 491,000 hectares | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 478,290 hectares | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 478,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 478,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 478,081 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 478,081 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 478,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 478,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 448,800 hectares | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 449,200 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 440,328 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 431,631 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 422,935 hectares | -2.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 422,935 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 422,935 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million hectares, 36% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long-term in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +45.7% | 255,422 hectares | 372,275 hectares |
| 1500 | -27.8% | 434,321 hectares | 313,676 hectares |
| 1100 | +27.3% | 507,003 hectares | 645,277 hectares |
| 1300 | -26.3% | 510,844 hectares | 376,412 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 507,003 hectares | 507,003 hectares | 507,003 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 645,277 hectares | 645,277 hectares | 645,277 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 510,844 hectares | 510,844 hectares | 510,844 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 376,412 hectares | 376,412 hectares | 376,412 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 434,321 hectares | 434,321 hectares | 434,321 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 313,676 hectares | 313,676 hectares | 313,676 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 255,422 hectares | 255,422 hectares | 255,422 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 372,275 hectares | 372,275 hectares | 372,275 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 356,873 hectares | 356,873 hectares | 356,873 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 339,303 hectares | 339,303 hectares | 339,303 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 319,566 hectares | 319,566 hectares | 319,566 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 297,660 hectares | 297,660 hectares | 297,660 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 273,586 hectares | 273,586 hectares | 273,586 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 270,052 hectares | 270,052 hectares | 270,052 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 265,757 hectares | 265,757 hectares | 265,757 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 260,701 hectares | 260,701 hectares | 260,701 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 254,885 hectares | 254,885 hectares | 254,885 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 248,307 hectares | 248,307 hectares | 248,307 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 251,085 hectares | 251,085 hectares | 251,085 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 253,645 hectares | 253,645 hectares | 253,645 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 253,745 hectares | 253,745 hectares | 253,745 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 264,619 hectares | 264,619 hectares | 264,619 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 275,878 hectares | 275,878 hectares | 275,878 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 299,024 hectares | 299,024 hectares | 299,024 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 321,185 hectares | 321,185 hectares | 321,185 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 347,593 hectares | 347,593 hectares | 347,593 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 372,826 hectares | 372,826 hectares | 372,826 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 403,183 hectares | 403,183 hectares | 403,183 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 432,126 hectares | 432,126 hectares | 432,126 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 451,897 hectares | 451,897 hectares | 451,897 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 461,678 hectares | 461,678 hectares | 461,678 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 494,631 hectares | 494,631 hectares | 494,631 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 637,285 hectares | 576,262 hectares | 711,007 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 714,100 hectares | 650,000 hectares | 753,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 481,300 hectares | 390,000 hectares | 631,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 403,100 hectares | 397,000 hectares | 416,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 428,800 hectares | 417,000 hectares | 446,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 441,430 hectares | 415,000 hectares | 505,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 487,545 hectares | 478,000 hectares | 505,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 445,149 hectares | 422,935 hectares | 478,000 hectares | 6 |
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- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in Albania?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Albania was 422,935 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 753,000 hectares in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,307 hectares in 1800.
- How does Albania rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Albania ranks 126th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.