Deforestation statistics for Albania
Albania: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 2,877,797 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | -0.10% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 105 |
Net migration | -14,000 |
Fertility rate | 1.6 |
Median age | 36 |
Urban population share | 63% |
Albania: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 27,400 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 648,683 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 23.7% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 40,163 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 6.2% |
Albania: Annual forest and tree cover data
Albania: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 3,729 2002: 890 2003: 614 2004: 3,237 2005: 695 2006: 963 2007: 5,225 2008: 5,471 2009: 1,337 2010: 656 2011: 1,188 2012: 5,396 2013: 2,570 2014: 1,052 2015: 284 2016: 928 2017: 1,689 2018: 2,049 2019: 1,074 2020: 1,118 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Berat | 39,874 | 321 | 309 | 342 | 1,030 | 2,003 | 5.0% |
Shkodër | 110,103 | 1,853 | 2,627 | 2,724 | 720 | 7,924 | 7.2% |
Tiranë | 33,367 | 161 | 211 | 422 | 474 | 1,268 | 3.8% |
Vlorë | 35,543 | 1,031 | 792 | 759 | 1,188 | 3,770 | 10.6% |
Dibër | 76,530 | 1,776 | 1,676 | 1,982 | 598 | 6,032 | 7.9% |
Durrës | 11,392 | 89 | 60 | 80 | 116 | 345 | 3.0% |
Elbasan | 77,432 | 792 | 965 | 803 | 693 | 3,254 | 4.2% |
Fier | 11,528 | 133 | 85 | 137 | 224 | 578 | 5.0% |
Gjirokastër | 52,336 | 595 | 495 | 397 | 234 | 1,722 | 3.3% |
Korçë | 78,182 | 1,345 | 4,162 | 872 | 483 | 6,862 | 8.8% |
Kukës | 70,601 | 416 | 1,093 | 608 | 125 | 2,241 | 3.2% |
Lezhë | 51,793 | 652 | 1,177 | 1,364 | 972 | 4,165 | 8.0% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Berat | Beratit | 16,467 | 64 | 46 | 163 | 340 | 613 | 3.7% |
Berat | Kuçovës | 305 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.0% |
Berat | Skraparit | 23,102 | 258 | 263 | 179 | 689 | 1,387 | 6.0% |
Shkodër | Malësi e Madhe | 28,168 | 283 | 293 | 382 | 108 | 1,067 | 3.8% |
Shkodër | Pukës | 44,132 | 1,207 | 1,981 | 1,438 | 223 | 4,849 | 11.0% |
Shkodër | Shkodrës | 37,803 | 363 | 352 | 904 | 389 | 2,008 | 5.3% |
Tiranë | Kavajës | 1,535 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 82 | 111 | 7.2% |
Tiranë | Tiranës | 31,831 | 157 | 198 | 409 | 392 | 1,157 | 3.6% |
Vlorë | Delvinës | 3,642 | 77 | 123 | 124 | 126 | 450 | 12.4% |
Vlorë | Sarandës | 6,956 | 198 | 204 | 209 | 145 | 755 | 10.9% |
Vlorë | Vlorës | 24,945 | 756 | 465 | 426 | 918 | 2,565 | 10.3% |
Dibër | Bulqizës | 19,519 | 317 | 299 | 215 | 303 | 1,134 | 5.8% |
Dibër | Dibrës | 22,730 | 498 | 560 | 1,058 | 124 | 2,241 | 9.9% |
Dibër | Matit | 34,280 | 960 | 817 | 709 | 172 | 2,658 | 7.8% |
Durrës | Durrësit | 5,710 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 92 | 1.6% |
Durrës | Krujës | 5,682 | 75 | 43 | 62 | 73 | 253 | 4.5% |
Elbasan | Elbasanit | 22,357 | 126 | 130 | 209 | 152 | 617 | 2.8% |
Elbasan | Gramshit | 23,844 | 445 | 438 | 319 | 117 | 1,318 | 5.5% |
Elbasan | Librazhdit | 30,516 | 221 | 395 | 269 | 420 | 1,305 | 4.3% |
Elbasan | Peqinit | 715 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2.0% |
Fier | Fierit | 4,639 | 109 | 50 | 70 | 110 | 338 | 7.3% |
Fier | Lushnjës | 2,005 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0.9% |
Fier | Mallakastrës | 4,885 | 16 | 32 | 65 | 109 | 222 | 4.5% |
Gjirokastër | Gjirokastrës | 15,790 | 177 | 195 | 197 | 65 | 635 | 4.0% |
Gjirokastër | Përmetit | 24,844 | 337 | 203 | 112 | 35 | 687 | 2.8% |
Gjirokastër | Tepelenës | 11,702 | 81 | 97 | 88 | 134 | 400 | 3.4% |
Korçë | Devollit | 8,536 | 189 | 312 | 90 | 29 | 620 | 7.3% |
Korçë | Kolonjës | 21,964 | 469 | 2,367 | 353 | 99 | 3,288 | 15.0% |
Korçë | Korçës | 34,309 | 526 | 1,237 | 374 | 285 | 2,421 | 7.1% |
Korçë | Pogradecit | 13,373 | 161 | 246 | 56 | 70 | 532 | 4.0% |
Kukës | Has | 12,513 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 98 | 0.8% |
Kukës | Kukësit | 23,102 | 274 | 602 | 380 | 53 | 1,309 | 5.7% |
Kukës | Tropojës | 34,985 | 103 | 466 | 211 | 54 | 834 | 2.4% |
Lezhë | Kurbinit | 7,406 | 96 | 132 | 27 | 197 | 452 | 6.1% |
Lezhë | Lezhës | 9,056 | 34 | 208 | 260 | 180 | 682 | 7.5% |
Lezhë | Mirditës | 35,312 | 521 | 838 | 1,076 | 595 | 3,031 | 8.6% |
Lezhë | Shkodrës | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2019 forest data for Albania | Archived forest data for Albania | Forest data for Albania
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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