Agricultural irrigated land in Albania
Albania: Agricultural irrigated land was 18.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Albania, 2007–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural irrigated land in Albania stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Albania peaked at 18.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 17th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.4% | — |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -42.7% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +68.3% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +8.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 18.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Albania's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 5.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +68.3% | 10.0% | 16.8% |
| 2008 | -42.7% | 17.4% | 10.0% |
| 2014 | -26.2% | 17.3% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 10.0% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4113 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Albania?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Albania was 18.2% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Albania ranks 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.