Albania vs Iceland: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Albania
-12.0%
in 2023
Iceland
-12.5%
in 2023
Albania rank
207th
Iceland rank
209th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Albania
- Iceland
How they compare
Albania currently reports -12.0% against -12.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 207th and Iceland ranks 209th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -8.9% | -8.0% | 0.9% | Iceland |
| 1980s | -1.9% | -2.8% | 0.9% | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -0.1% | 1.7% | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.8% | 1.3% | Albania |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -0.5% | 4.8% | Albania |
| 2020s | -6.5% | -3.2% | 3.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Albania or Iceland?
- Albania, at -12.0% against -12.5% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Albania and Iceland?
- 0.5%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Iceland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Iceland rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Albania ranks 207th and Iceland ranks 209th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.