Land use in Albania
Albania: Land use was 678,500 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Albania stood at 678,500 hectares.
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 in Albania peaked at 714,000 hectares in 1987 and was at its lowest, 479,000 hectares, in 1961.
Albania ranks 124th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 526,111 hectares | 479,000 hectares | 585,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 655,400 hectares | 599,000 hectares | 697,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 710,100 hectares | 702,000 hectares | 714,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 701,600 hectares | 699,000 hectares | 704,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 695,000 hectares | 659,000 hectares | 705,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,810 hectares | 696,000 hectares | 703,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 684,996 hectares | 678,500 hectares | 687,555 hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Albania?
- Land use in Albania was 678,500 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 714,000 hectares in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 479,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for land use?
- Albania ranks 124th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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