Land use hidden — Other areas in Albania
Albania: Land use hidden — Other areas was 9,065 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Albania recorded 9,065 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Albania peaked at 16,650 Square kilometres in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7,538 Square kilometres, in 2012.
That places Albania 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Albania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,080 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 15,080 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,070 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 15,100 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 15,030 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 15,000 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 14,960 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 15,000 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 15,050 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 15,100 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15,400 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 15,660 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 15,940 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 16,180 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 16,600 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 16,650 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 16,310 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 16,260 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 16,230 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 16,220 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 16,240 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 16,260 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 16,300 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 16,270 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 16,280 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 16,290 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 16,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16,230 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 16,300 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8,302 Square kilometres | -49.1% |
| 1991 | 8,262 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 8,281 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,310 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8,330 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,340 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,319 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,298 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8,278 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8,238 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 8,267 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8,304 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8,281 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8,459 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8,436 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8,873 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 8,430 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8,428 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,795 Square kilometres | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 7,579 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 7,566 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,555 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,538 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,664 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7,779 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7,765 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7,691 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7,768 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,770 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,771 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,855 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,148 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 8,155 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9,065 Square kilometres | +11.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 9,065 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,110 Square kilometres, 35% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Albania's 9,065 Square kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,943 Square kilometres, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -49.1% | 16,300 Square kilometres | 8,302 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,041 Square kilometres | 14,960 Square kilometres | 15,100 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,033 Square kilometres | 15,100 Square kilometres | 16,650 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,268 Square kilometres | 16,220 Square kilometres | 16,300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,296 Square kilometres | 8,238 Square kilometres | 8,340 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,285 Square kilometres | 7,579 Square kilometres | 8,873 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,687 Square kilometres | 7,538 Square kilometres | 7,779 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,306 Square kilometres | 7,855 Square kilometres | 9,065 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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 — other areas in Albania?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Albania was 9,065 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 16,650 Square kilometres in 1976.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,538 Square kilometres in 2012.
- How does Albania rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Albania ranks 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata