Share global forest in Albania
Albania: Share global forest was 0.0227 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0227
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
129th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0227
in 2025
All-time low
0.0182
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Albania stood at 0.0227. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Albania peaked at 0.0227 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0182, in 2000.
Albania ranks 129th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0182 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0182 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0183 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0186 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.019 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0198 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0205 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0212 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0226 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0226 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0227 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0227 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 44% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0182 | 0.0182 | 0.0182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0184 | 0.0182 | 0.0186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 | 0.0186 | 0.0219 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 | 0.0226 | 0.0227 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 126 East Timor 0.0255 compare
- 127 North Macedonia 0.0248 compare
- 128 Mauritania 0.0246 compare
- 130 Vanuatu 0.0219 compare
- 131 New Caledonia 0.0216 compare
- 132 Ireland 0.0201 compare
More environment data for Albania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.18 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 15.75 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 36.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Albania?
- Share global forest in Albania was 0.0227 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0227 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for share global forest?
- Albania ranks 129th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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