Yields of key staple crops in Albania
Albania: Yields of key staple crops was 3.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Albania recorded 3.93 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Albania peaked at 4.33 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7127 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Albania ranks 39th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.7127 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.8% (2025)
- Rural population 966,348 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 135,654 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Albania?
- Yields of key staple crops in Albania was 3.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7127 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Albania rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Albania ranks 39th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.