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.
Corn: Yield gap in Albania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.52 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 78% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.52 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 (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 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.