Cereals, primary — Production in Albania
Albania: Cereals, primary — Production was 649,919 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production in Albania is 649,919 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Albania peaked at 1.07 million t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 293,449 t, in 1963.
That places Albania 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production in Albania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 293,932 t | — |
| 1962 | 313,508 t | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 293,449 t | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 350,144 t | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 335,293 t | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 433,094 t | +29.2% |
| 1967 | 487,464 t | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 502,090 t | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 528,519 t | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 538,749 t | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 547,485 t | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 585,830 t | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 625,498 t | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 646,200 t | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 666,500 t | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 857,000 t | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 910,400 t | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 932,800 t | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 963,800 t | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 880,600 t | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 904,200 t | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 970,400 t | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 1.07 million t | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million t | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 994,900 t | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.05 million t | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million t | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 997,630 t | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million t | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 897,000 t | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 446,152 t | -50.3% |
| 1992 | 428,918 t | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 665,720 t | +55.2% |
| 1994 | 646,026 t | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 645,400 t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 503,714 t | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 602,043 t | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 605,746 t | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 497,500 t | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 565,800 t | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 502,500 t | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 518,800 t | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 488,500 t | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 498,800 t | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 511,200 t | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 507,500 t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 493,600 t | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 608,500 t | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 630,900 t | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 693,800 t | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 701,200 t | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 697,400 t | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 702,870 t | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 700,370 t | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 695,000 t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 698,430 t | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 701,734 t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 678,196 t | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 666,065 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 684,023 t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 691,127 t | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 690,850 t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 701,314 t | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 649,919 t | -7.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 649,919 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.20 million t, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Albania's 649,919 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 million t, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +55.2% | 428,918 t | 665,720 t |
| 1991 | -50.3% | 897,000 t | 446,152 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 393,055 t | 293,449 t | 528,519 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 727,426 t | 538,749 t | 963,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 995,928 t | 880,600 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 593,822 t | 428,918 t | 897,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 532,610 t | 488,500 t | 630,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 693,506 t | 666,065 t | 702,870 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 683,447 t | 649,919 t | 701,314 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 110 Burundi 789,542 t compare
- 111 Honduras 770,044 t compare
- 112 Slovenia 672,960 t compare
- 114 Switzerland 628,070 t compare
- 115 Mauritania 570,227 t compare
- 116 North Macedonia 532,134 t compare
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 cereals, primary — production in Albania?
- Cereals, primary — production in Albania was 649,919 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 1983.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 293,449 t in 1963.
- How does Albania rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Albania ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. 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.