Barley — Area harvested in Albania
Albania: Barley — Area harvested was 7,500 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Albania is 7,500 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 177.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Albania peaked at 13,200 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 800 ha, in 2002.
Albania ranks 82nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Albania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,734 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,250 ha | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 8,992 ha | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 8,095 ha | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 7,400 ha | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 8,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 10,500 ha | +31.2% |
| 1968 | 9,700 ha | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 9,000 ha | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,500 ha | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 8,900 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 10,000 ha | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 10,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 10,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 11,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 13,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,200 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 5,000 ha | -62.1% |
| 1991 | 3,600 ha | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 4,035 ha | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 3,117 ha | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 3,826 ha | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 3,229 ha | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 2,388 ha | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 2,565 ha | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1,700 ha | -33.7% |
| 1999 | 1,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,200 ha | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 800 ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 1,550 ha | +93.8% |
| 2004 | 1,500 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,502 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,175 ha | +44.8% |
| 2007 | 1,400 ha | -35.6% |
| 2008 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,700 ha | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 2,500 ha | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 2,840 ha | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 2,500 ha | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,703 ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 2,500 ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 3,104 ha | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 3,065 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,397 ha | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 2,742 ha | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 3,771 ha | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 5,071 ha | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 5,597 ha | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 6,260 ha | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 7,500 ha | +19.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 7,500 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 8% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Albania's 7,500 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +93.8% | 800 ha | 1,550 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,741 ha | 7,400 ha | 10,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,010 ha | 8,500 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,730 ha | 12,000 ha | 13,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,106 ha | 1,600 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,443 ha | 800 ha | 2,175 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,785 ha | 2,500 ha | 3,397 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,640 ha | 3,771 ha | 7,500 ha | 5 |
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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 barley — area harvested in Albania?
- Barley — area harvested in Albania was 7,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13,200 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 ha in 2002.
- How does Albania rank for barley — area harvested?
- Albania ranks 82nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.