Terrestrial protected areas in Albania
Albania: Terrestrial protected areas was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Albania, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Albania recorded 23.6% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 807.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas 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.
Terrestrial protected areas 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% |
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 climate change data for Albania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 846.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 309.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 303.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2081 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Albania?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Albania was 23.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Albania ranks 60th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas 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: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.