Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 139 countries
All-time high
0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Albania is 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
Albania ranks 92nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -75.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 89 Singapore 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Spain 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Zambia 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Croatia 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Serbia 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Albania?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Albania was 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 92nd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.