Albania - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Albania was 7,889 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,892 in 2015 and a minimum value of 7,693 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 7,888
1991 7,869
1992 7,849
1993 7,830
1994 7,810
1995 7,791
1996 7,771
1997 7,752
1998 7,732
1999 7,713
2000 7,693
2001 7,706
2002 7,719
2003 7,731
2004 7,744
2005 7,757
2006 7,770
2007 7,782
2008 7,795
2009 7,808
2010 7,821
2011 7,835
2012 7,849
2013 7,863
2014 7,878
2015 7,892
2016 7,892
2017 7,889
2018 7,889
2019 7,889
2020 7,889

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Albania was 28.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 28.80 in 2015, while its lowest value was 28.08 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 28.79
1991 28.72
1992 28.65
1993 28.57
1994 28.50
1995 28.43
1996 28.36
1997 28.29
1998 28.22
1999 28.15
2000 28.08
2001 28.12
2002 28.17
2003 28.22
2004 28.26
2005 28.31
2006 28.36
2007 28.40
2008 28.45
2009 28.50
2010 28.54
2011 28.59
2012 28.65
2013 28.70
2014 28.75
2015 28.80
2016 28.80
2017 28.79
2018 28.79
2019 28.79
2020 28.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use