Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Albania
Albania: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0044 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Albania stood at 0.0044 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Albania peaked at 0.0109 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per person, in 1963.
That places Albania 19th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 ha per person | +223.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0081 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 ha per person | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0072 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 ha per person | +31.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.004 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 ha per person | +4.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0044 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0044 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +223.5% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Albania?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Albania was 0.0044 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Albania rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Albania ranks 19th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.