Inland waters — Area in Albania
Albania: Inland waters — Area was 33 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Albania is 33 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Albania peaked at 135 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 33 1000 ha, in 2017.
Albania ranks 138th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.06 1000 ha | 33 1000 ha | 135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33 1000 ha | 33 1000 ha | 33 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 135 Solomon Islands 45.6 1000 ha compare
- 136 Montenegro 43.3 1000 ha compare
- 137 Israel 43 1000 ha compare
- 139 El Salvador 32 1000 ha compare
- 140 Belgium-Luxembourg 30 1000 ha compare
- 140 Niger 30 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Albania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 52.89 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 358.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 449.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.78 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 87.62 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 589.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Albania?
- Inland waters — area in Albania was 33 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 135 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for inland waters — area?
- Albania ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.