Corn: Yield gap in Albania
Albania: Corn: Yield gap was 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Albania stood at 1.52 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Albania peaked at 4.83 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.28 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
That places Albania 67th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.8% (2025)
- Rural population 966,348 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 135,654 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Albania?
- Corn: yield gap in Albania was 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for corn: yield gap?
- Albania ranks 67th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.