Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3674 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania is 0.3674 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 0.8041 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.1128 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
Albania ranks 28th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1313 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1361 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4506 ha per square kilometre | +232.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5842 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8041 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 0.792 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.712 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5755 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5584 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4854 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5949 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6058 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5693 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5219 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5474 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5109 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5109 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.438 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3285 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.438 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4032 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3456 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3764 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3987 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.439 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4525 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4209 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.416 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4161 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4161 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4015 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3869 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3816 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3905 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3699 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3476 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2993 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3577 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3321 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3285 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3467 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3394 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3321 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3504 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3686 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3538 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3631 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.355 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3709 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3788 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3617 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.3674 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.3674 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +232.1% | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | 0.4506 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3666 ha per square kilometre | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | 0.8041 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5725 ha per square kilometre | 0.4854 ha per square kilometre | 0.712 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5193 ha per square kilometre | 0.3285 ha per square kilometre | 0.6058 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4106 ha per square kilometre | 0.3456 ha per square kilometre | 0.4525 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3683 ha per square kilometre | 0.2993 ha per square kilometre | 0.4161 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3508 ha per square kilometre | 0.3285 ha per square kilometre | 0.3709 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3655 ha per square kilometre | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | 0.3788 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 0.3779 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Palestine 0.372 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Mauritius 0.3696 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Nigeria 0.3604 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Cyprus 0.3593 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Romania 0.3455 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Albania?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania was 0.3674 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8041 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1128 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Albania rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.