Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Albania
Albania: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 5,170 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Albania recorded 5,170 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Albania peaked at 5,209 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,072 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Albania ranks 40th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Albania, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,794 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 2,072 kg per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 2,159 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2,685 kg per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 2,461 kg per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 2,842 kg per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 2,451 kg per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 2,833 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 2,872 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2,798 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3,175 kg per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 3,031 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3,292 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3,186 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3,466 kg per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 3,462 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,603 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,728 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,081 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 4,315 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 4,762 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 4,751 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,884 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4,950 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4,893 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,874 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4,716 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4,813 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4,840 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,038 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5,209 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 5,145 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 5,201 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,170 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 5,170 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 5,170 kg per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,676 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -25.9% | 2,794 kg per hectare | 2,072 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,597 kg per hectare | 2,072 kg per hectare | 2,872 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,534 kg per hectare | 3,031 kg per hectare | 4,315 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,852 kg per hectare | 4,716 kg per hectare | 5,038 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,181 kg per hectare | 5,145 kg per hectare | 5,209 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Albania?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Albania was 5,170 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,209 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,072 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Albania rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Albania ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.