Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Albania
Albania: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 42.69 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Albania recorded 42.69 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Albania peaked at 113.01 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.83 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Albania 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Albania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.11 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 1963 | 4.04 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.99 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 3.83 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 5.56 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 1967 | 12.59 kg/ha | +126.6% |
| 1968 | 33.33 kg/ha | +164.8% |
| 1969 | 27.35 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 41.32 kg/ha | +51.1% |
| 1971 | 50.57 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 51.76 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 56.76 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 55.67 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 54.38 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 66.13 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 72.25 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 103.16 kg/ha | +42.8% |
| 1979 | 101.72 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 97.22 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 102.69 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 99.86 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 102.82 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 105.19 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 105.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 105.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 92.58 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 97.06 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 113.01 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 104.4 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 31.72 kg/ha | -69.6% |
| 1992 | 21.05 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 1993 | 21.67 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 17.86 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 14.24 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 7.83 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 1997 | 6 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 25.75 kg/ha | +329.2% |
| 1999 | 8.3 kg/ha | -67.8% |
| 2000 | 13.3 kg/ha | +60.3% |
| 2001 | 14.31 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 43.57 kg/ha | +204.6% |
| 2003 | 36.61 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 46.22 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 32.41 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 2006 | 34 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 34.66 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.51 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 34.22 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 30.6 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 37.06 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 44.07 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 41.53 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 48.63 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 51.17 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 48.47 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 36.9 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 55.27 kg/ha | +49.8% |
| 2020 | 48.2 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 43.99 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 35.67 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 42.69 kg/ha | +19.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 42.69 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Albania's 42.69 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.21 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +329.2% | 6 kg/ha | 25.75 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +204.6% | 14.31 kg/ha | 43.57 kg/ha |
| 1968 | +164.8% | 12.59 kg/ha | 33.33 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.27 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 33.33 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.37 kg/ha | 41.32 kg/ha | 103.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.08 kg/ha | 92.58 kg/ha | 113.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.88 kg/ha | 6 kg/ha | 104.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.78 kg/ha | 13.3 kg/ha | 46.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.76 kg/ha | 30.6 kg/ha | 55.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.64 kg/ha | 35.67 kg/ha | 48.2 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Albania?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Albania was 42.69 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 113.01 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Albania rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Albania ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).