Arable land in Albania
Albania: Arable land was 590,700 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Albania recorded 590,700 hectares for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Albania peaked at 626,000 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 432,000 hectares, in 1961.
Albania ranks 120th of 206 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 | 464,889 hectares | 432,000 hectares | 510,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 558,000 hectares | 521,000 hectares | 583,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 588,000 hectares | 582,000 hectares | 590,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 577,500 hectares | 577,000 hectares | 579,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 580,900 hectares | 538,000 hectares | 610,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,855 hectares | 610,000 hectares | 626,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 597,075 hectares | 590,700 hectares | 599,900 hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 966,348 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 135,654 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,170 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 701,314 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Albania?
- Arable land in Albania was 590,700 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 626,000 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 432,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for arable land?
- Albania ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.