Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 418.98 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania is 418.98 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 514.34 animals per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.23 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Albania ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.23 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 58.94 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 64.56 animals per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 70.18 animals per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 89.27 animals per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 109.05 animals per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 113.43 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 118.1 animals per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 125.69 animals per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 127.66 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 142.26 animals per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 145.99 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 160.58 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 178.83 animals per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 200.73 animals per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 218.98 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 237.23 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 255.47 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 273.72 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 288.32 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 306.57 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 324.82 animals per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 328.47 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 355.84 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 364.96 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 368.61 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 372.26 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 361.31 animals per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 397.81 animals per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 394.16 animals per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 383.21 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 153.28 animals per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1993 | 200.73 animals per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 222.63 animals per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 229.93 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 223.1 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 237.23 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 240.88 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 255.47 animals per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 208.03 animals per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 208.03 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 291.97 animals per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2003 | 383.21 animals per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 437.96 animals per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 370.88 animals per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 358.8 animals per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 365.47 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 305.8 animals per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 259.31 animals per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 251.42 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 293.94 animals per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 291.97 animals per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 310.22 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 319.34 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 407.3 animals per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 424.6 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 431.61 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 514.34 animals per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 374.31 animals per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 393.61 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 416.5 animals per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 388.54 animals per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 420.69 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 418.98 animals per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 418.98 animals per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 418.98 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 animals per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -60.0% | 383.21 animals per square kilometre | 153.28 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.61 animals per square kilometre | 57.23 animals per square kilometre | 125.69 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 194.15 animals per square kilometre | 127.66 animals per square kilometre | 273.72 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 346.9 animals per square kilometre | 288.32 animals per square kilometre | 397.81 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.06 animals per square kilometre | 153.28 animals per square kilometre | 394.16 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.95 animals per square kilometre | 208.03 animals per square kilometre | 437.96 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.91 animals per square kilometre | 251.42 animals per square kilometre | 514.34 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 407.66 animals per square kilometre | 388.54 animals per square kilometre | 420.69 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 98 New Zealand 470.19 animals per square kilometre compare
- 99 Armenia 459.87 animals per square kilometre compare
- 100 Ghana 425.75 animals per square kilometre compare
- 102 Comoros 395.79 animals per square kilometre compare
- 103 Chile 392.61 animals per square kilometre compare
- 104 Malawi 384.81 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Albania was 418.98 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 514.34 animals per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.23 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Albania rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.