Sorghum — Area harvested in Albania
Albania: Sorghum — Area harvested was 22,362 ha in 1992. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested in Albania, 1961–1992
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 1992, sorghum — area harvested in Albania stood at 22,362 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Albania peaked at 27,810 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 9,080 ha, in 1963.
Albania ranks 56th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Albania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,729 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,461 ha | -18.4% |
| 1963 | 9,080 ha | -37.2% |
| 1964 | 24,110 ha | +165.5% |
| 1965 | 14,555 ha | -39.6% |
| 1966 | 22,963 ha | +57.8% |
| 1967 | 20,637 ha | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 20,219 ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 27,810 ha | +37.5% |
| 1970 | 27,307 ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 17,092 ha | -37.4% |
| 1972 | 20,000 ha | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 24,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 26,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 26,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 27,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 27,800 ha | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 27,500 ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 27,700 ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 27,800 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 20,000 ha | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 15,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 22,362 ha | +49.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 22,362 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Albania's 22,362 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,750 ha, 12.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +165.5% | 9,080 ha | 24,110 ha |
| 1966 | +57.8% | 14,555 ha | 22,963 ha |
| 1992 | +49.1% | 15,000 ha | 22,362 ha |
| 1965 | -39.6% | 24,110 ha | 14,555 ha |
| 1969 | +37.5% | 20,219 ha | 27,810 ha |
| 1971 | -37.4% | 27,307 ha | 17,092 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,063 ha | 9,080 ha | 27,810 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,840 ha | 17,092 ha | 27,307 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,680 ha | 25,000 ha | 27,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,121 ha | 15,000 ha | 22,362 ha | 3 |
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 sorghum — area harvested in Albania?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Albania was 22,362 ha in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 27,810 ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,080 ha in 1963.
- How does Albania rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Albania ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 1992.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.