Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Albania
Albania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 13.36 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Albania is 13.36 percent, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Albania peaked at 27.48 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 13.36 percent, in 2023.
Albania ranks 109th of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9 percent | 23.72 percent | 27.48 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.57 percent | 14.23 percent | 23.03 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.71 percent | 14.49 percent | 15.18 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.65 percent | 15.22 percent | 16.28 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.11 percent | 15.15 percent | 18.44 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.79 percent | 17.45 percent | 18.44 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 percent | 13.36 percent | 17.45 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Albania?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Albania was 13.36 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.48 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.36 percent in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Albania ranks 109th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).