Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Albania

Albania: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2684 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2684
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
117th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2578
in 2022
Years of data
61
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Albania, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Albania is 0.2684, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Albania peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2578, in 2022.

That places Albania 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8667 0.795 1 9
1970s 0.6903 0.5917 0.7859 10
1980s 0.5772 0.5203 0.6439 10
1990s 0.6113 0.5634 0.6339 8
2000s 0.517 0.4258 0.5857 10
2010s 0.3343 0.2976 0.3977 10
2020s 0.2693 0.2578 0.2763 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 114 Algeria 0.2733 compare
  2. 115 South Africa 0.2729 compare
  3. 116 Lebanon 0.2713 compare
  4. 118 Thailand 0.2634 compare
  5. 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2626 compare
  6. 120 Mongolia 0.2609 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Albania?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Albania was 0.2684 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2578 in 2022.
How does Albania rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Albania ranks 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).