Cropland extent over the long-term in Albania
Albania: Cropland extent over the long-term was 676,862 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
676,862 hectares
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
123rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
714,000 hectares
in 1987
All-time low
86,774 hectares
in 1600
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Albania, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Albania recorded 676,862 hectares for cropland extent over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Albania peaked at 714,000 hectares in 1987 and was at its lowest, 86,774 hectares, in 1600.
That places Albania 123rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Albania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 103,907 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 101,764 hectares | -2.1% |
| 1200 | 99,423 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1300 | 96,838 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1400 | 93,944 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1500 | 90,642 hectares | -3.5% |
| 1600 | 86,774 hectares | -4.3% |
| 1700 | 123,091 hectares | +41.9% |
| 1710 | 126,941 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1720 | 130,707 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1730 | 134,384 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1740 | 137,969 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1750 | 141,455 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1760 | 144,839 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1770 | 148,115 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1780 | 151,275 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1790 | 154,313 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1800 | 157,220 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1810 | 159,988 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 162,607 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 163,619 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 171,568 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1850 | 179,779 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1860 | 195,760 hectares | +8.9% |
| 1870 | 211,115 hectares | +7.8% |
| 1880 | 229,235 hectares | +8.6% |
| 1890 | 246,487 hectares | +7.5% |
| 1900 | 266,942 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1910 | 286,150 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 298,805 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1930 | 304,195 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 323,878 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1950 | 373,612 hectares | +15.4% |
| 1951 | 379,537 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 386,651 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 394,690 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 403,452 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 412,795 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 422,626 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 432,910 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 443,660 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 454,917 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 466,704 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 479,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 487,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 495,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 501,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 522,000 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 540,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 556,000 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 570,000 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 585,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 599,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 610,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 624,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 636,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 652,000 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 662,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 685,000 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 692,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 697,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 697,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 702,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 706,000 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 709,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 710,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 713,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 713,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 713,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 714,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 714,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 707,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 704,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 703,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 703,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 702,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 702,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 702,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 702,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 700,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 699,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 699,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 699,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 699,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 699,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 699,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 699,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 659,000 hectares | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 705,000 hectares | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 698,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 697,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 696,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 696,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 696,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 696,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 696,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 696,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 696,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 703,500 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 696,200 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 696,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 696,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 687,555 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 687,530 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 686,400 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 682,396 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 679,629 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 676,862 hectares | -0.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 676,862 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 676,862 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 41% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +41.9% | 86,774 hectares | 123,091 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 103,907 hectares | 103,907 hectares | 103,907 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 101,764 hectares | 101,764 hectares | 101,764 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 99,423 hectares | 99,423 hectares | 99,423 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 96,838 hectares | 96,838 hectares | 96,838 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 93,944 hectares | 93,944 hectares | 93,944 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 90,642 hectares | 90,642 hectares | 90,642 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 86,774 hectares | 86,774 hectares | 86,774 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 123,091 hectares | 123,091 hectares | 123,091 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 126,941 hectares | 126,941 hectares | 126,941 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 130,707 hectares | 130,707 hectares | 130,707 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 134,384 hectares | 134,384 hectares | 134,384 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 137,969 hectares | 137,969 hectares | 137,969 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 141,455 hectares | 141,455 hectares | 141,455 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 144,839 hectares | 144,839 hectares | 144,839 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 148,115 hectares | 148,115 hectares | 148,115 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 151,275 hectares | 151,275 hectares | 151,275 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 154,313 hectares | 154,313 hectares | 154,313 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 157,220 hectares | 157,220 hectares | 157,220 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 159,988 hectares | 159,988 hectares | 159,988 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 162,607 hectares | 162,607 hectares | 162,607 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 163,619 hectares | 163,619 hectares | 163,619 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 171,568 hectares | 171,568 hectares | 171,568 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 179,779 hectares | 179,779 hectares | 179,779 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 195,760 hectares | 195,760 hectares | 195,760 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 211,115 hectares | 211,115 hectares | 211,115 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 229,235 hectares | 229,235 hectares | 229,235 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 246,487 hectares | 246,487 hectares | 246,487 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 266,942 hectares | 266,942 hectares | 266,942 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 286,150 hectares | 286,150 hectares | 286,150 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 298,805 hectares | 298,805 hectares | 298,805 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 304,195 hectares | 304,195 hectares | 304,195 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 323,878 hectares | 323,878 hectares | 323,878 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 410,485 hectares | 373,612 hectares | 454,917 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 520,170 hectares | 466,704 hectares | 585,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 655,400 hectares | 599,000 hectares | 697,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 710,100 hectares | 702,000 hectares | 714,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 701,600 hectares | 699,000 hectares | 704,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 695,000 hectares | 659,000 hectares | 705,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,810 hectares | 696,000 hectares | 703,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 683,395 hectares | 676,862 hectares | 687,555 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2881 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4681 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Albania?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Albania was 676,862 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 714,000 hectares in 1987.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,774 hectares in 1600.
- How does Albania rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Albania ranks 123rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.