Share of land area that is protected in Albania
Albania: Share of land area that is protected was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Albania, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Albania recorded 23.6% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 807.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Albania peaked at 23.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2014.
Albania ranks 60th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -79.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +561.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +26.9% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 23.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 23.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land area that is protected 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +561.5% | 2.6% | 17.2% |
| 2014 | -79.2% | 10.1% | 2.1% |
| 2024 | +26.9% | 18.6% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 2.1% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Albania?
- Share of land area that is protected in Albania was 23.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Albania ranks 60th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 807.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.