Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Albania
Albania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 52.89 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 52.89 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Albania peaked at 60.09 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.57 %, in 1961.
That places Albania 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.5 % | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 36.36 % | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 38.32 % | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 39.27 % | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 40.19 % | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 40.83 % | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 42.98 % | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 44.44 % | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 47.41 % | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 47.54 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 48.08 % | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 48.58 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 49.08 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 50 % | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 49.64 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 50.58 % | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 51.22 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 52.51 % | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 52.85 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 53.54 % | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 53.88 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 54.65 % | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 55.12 % | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 55.96 % | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 56.66 % | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 57.28 % | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 58.4 % | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 59.83 % | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 60.09 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 56.19 % | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 52.35 % | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 48.58 % | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 48.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 48.64 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.07 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 49.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.5 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.64 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.93 % | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 51.77 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 51.07 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 49.93 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 48.78 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 47.56 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 47.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.48 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.82 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 50.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.25 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 50.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 51.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 52.29 % | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.53 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.19 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.78 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 52.89 % | +0.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 52.89 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Albania's 52.89 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.83 % | 32.57 % | 44.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.46 % | 47.41 % | 52.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.82 % | 52.85 % | 59.83 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.84 % | 48.43 % | 60.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.48 % | 48.64 % | 54.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.65 % | 47.56 % | 51.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.54 % | 52.19 % | 52.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 29 China 57.9 % compare
- 30 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
- 31 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 % compare
- 33 Ecuador 50.46 % compare
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.29 % compare
- 35 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 36.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Albania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Albania was 52.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 60.09 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.57 % in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Albania ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.