Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Albania
Albania: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Albania is 5.15 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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% |
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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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Albania?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8452 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Albania ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.