Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
51st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.1748 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Albania is 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1748 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Albania 51st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1748 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1777 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1807 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1905 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1971 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2135 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2186 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2277 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2321 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.238 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2416 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.25 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2526 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2544 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2544 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2588 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.258 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2569 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2566 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2566 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2555 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2405 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2573 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2547 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2544 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2541 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2541 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2541 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2505 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1797 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1748 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2135 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2392 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2186 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2544 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2592 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2561 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2569 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2536 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2405 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2573 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2543 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.254 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 48 Guatemala 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 49 United Kingdom 0.2516 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 50 Malaysia 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.2442 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 54 Indonesia 0.2331 Square kilometres 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Albania?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Albania was 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1748 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 51st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.