Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Albania
Albania: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 110.94 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Albania, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Albania is 110.94 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 249.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Albania peaked at 110.94 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.91 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Albania 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Albania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.91 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 31.76 Square kilometres | +146.1% |
| 2015 | 79.19 Square kilometres | +149.3% |
| 2020 | 99.17 Square kilometres | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 110.94 Square kilometres | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.91 Square kilometres | 12.91 Square kilometres | 12.91 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.48 Square kilometres | 31.76 Square kilometres | 79.19 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 105.06 Square kilometres | 99.17 Square kilometres | 110.94 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 124 Gabon 150.87 Square kilometres compare
- 125 Lao People's Democratic Republic 146.16 Square kilometres compare
- 126 North Macedonia 124.05 Square kilometres compare
- 128 Bahrain 102.4 Square kilometres compare
- 129 Nicaragua 102.12 Square kilometres compare
- 130 El Salvador 100.24 Square kilometres 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, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -41.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0127 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Albania?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Albania was 110.94 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 110.94 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.91 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Albania ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation