Cereal yields in Albania
Albania: Cereal yields was 5.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.15 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 186 countries
All-time high
5.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.8452 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Albania recorded 5.15 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Albania peaked at 5.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8452 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Albania 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Albania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8452 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9418 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9823 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1967 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 5.15 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 5.15 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.72 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.8452 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | 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 cereal yields in Albania?
- Cereal yields in Albania was 5.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8452 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for cereal yields?
- Albania ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.