Share of forest area within protected areas in Albania
Albania: Share of forest area within protected areas was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Albania stood at 21.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Albania peaked at 21.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1990.
Albania ranks 83rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 21.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Albania's 21.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.7%, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Albania?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Albania was 21.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Albania ranks 83rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).