Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 31.52 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia stood at 31.52 percent.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia peaked at 32.39 percent in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.13 percent, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 45th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.36 percent | — |
| 1993 | 24.93 percent | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.97 percent | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.81 percent | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 24.85 percent | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.01 percent | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 25.8 percent | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 25.52 percent | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 25.01 percent | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 24.77 percent | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.1 percent | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 30.91 percent | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.61 percent | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 29.14 percent | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 29.37 percent | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.14 percent | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 23.9 percent | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.13 percent | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 26.57 percent | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 26.53 percent | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32.39 percent | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 32.12 percent | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.16 percent | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.08 percent | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.92 percent | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.92 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.92 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.8 percent | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 31.76 percent | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.52 percent | -0.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 31.52 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 31.52 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.6% | 24.77 percent | 31.1 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.16 percent | 24.81 percent | 25.8 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.01 percent | 22.13 percent | 31.1 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.99 percent | 26.53 percent | 32.39 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.75 percent | 31.52 percent | 31.92 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia was 31.52 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.39 percent in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.13 percent in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- North Macedonia ranks 45th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).