Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania
Albania: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania is 21.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania peaked at 21.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1990.
That places Albania 68th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.0% | — |
| 2000 | 18.7% | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Albania was 21.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Albania ranks 68th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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