Agricultural land per capita in Albania
Albania: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3715 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3715 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
108th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.7252 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.3405 hectares per capita
in 1989
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.3715 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Albania peaked at 0.7252 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3405 hectares per capita, in 1989.
That places Albania 108th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7252 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.7065 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6883 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.668 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.653 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6359 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6194 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5994 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5807 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5639 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5369 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5128 hectares per capita | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4889 hectares per capita | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4676 hectares per capita | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4399 hectares per capita | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4282 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4321 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4244 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4166 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4087 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3999 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3913 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3821 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3754 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3675 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3598 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3528 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3477 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3405 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.342 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3433 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3433 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3435 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3444 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3459 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3485 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3514 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3548 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3591 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3613 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3618 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3637 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3595 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3621 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3501 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3671 hectares per capita | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3702 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3946 hectares per capita | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4056 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4102 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4125 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4128 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4083 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4044 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4051 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4078 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4052 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4057 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4069 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4058 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3988 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4016 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3715 hectares per capita | -7.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.3715 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.3715 hectares per capita is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 84% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6529 hectares per capita | 0.5807 hectares per capita | 0.7252 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4711 hectares per capita | 0.4166 hectares per capita | 0.5639 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3726 hectares per capita | 0.3405 hectares per capita | 0.4087 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3476 hectares per capita | 0.342 hectares per capita | 0.3591 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3696 hectares per capita | 0.3501 hectares per capita | 0.4056 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4079 hectares per capita | 0.4044 hectares per capita | 0.4128 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3944 hectares per capita | 0.3715 hectares per capita | 0.4058 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2881 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4681 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,923 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Albania?
- Agricultural land per capita in Albania was 0.3715 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7252 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3405 hectares per capita in 1989.
- How does Albania rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Albania ranks 108th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.