Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.1 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania is 2.1 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 7.64 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.97 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Albania ranks 41st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.08 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 3.16 ha per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1965 | 3.85 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 5.25 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1969 | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 5.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 5.47 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 6.05 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 5.84 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 5.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.93 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 7.3 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 7.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.19 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 7.18 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 7.11 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 6.89 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 6.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 6.97 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 7.64 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 7.41 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 5.24 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1992 | 3.77 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1993 | 5.66 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 6.19 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 5.15 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 4.55 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 4.97 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 5.14 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.98 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 3.41 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 3 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.66 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 2.1 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Albania's 2.1 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.45 ha per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +50.0% | 3.77 ha per square kilometre | 5.66 ha per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +48.9% | 3.16 ha per square kilometre | 4.71 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.52 ha per square kilometre | 3.16 ha per square kilometre | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.24 ha per square kilometre | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | 7.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.13 ha per square kilometre | 6.89 ha per square kilometre | 7.64 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.21 ha per square kilometre | 3.77 ha per square kilometre | 7.41 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Albania was 2.1 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.