Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 31.52 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia stood at 31.52 hectares per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 32.39 hectares per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.13 hectares per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 44th out of 197 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.36 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 24.93 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.81 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 24.85 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 25.8 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 25.52 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 25.01 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 24.77 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.11 hectares per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 30.91 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.61 hectares per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 29.14 hectares per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 29.37 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.14 hectares per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 23.9 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.13 hectares per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 26.57 hectares per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 26.53 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.39 hectares per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 32.12 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.08 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.92 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.92 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.92 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.8 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 31.76 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.52 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 31.52 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.33 hectares per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 31.52 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 hectares per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 hectares per square kilometre | 31.11 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.16 hectares per square kilometre | 24.81 hectares per square kilometre | 25.8 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.01 hectares per square kilometre | 22.13 hectares per square kilometre | 31.11 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.98 hectares per square kilometre | 26.53 hectares per square kilometre | 32.39 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.75 hectares per square kilometre | 31.52 hectares per square kilometre | 31.92 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 41 British Virgin Islands 33.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 42 Angola 32.37 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 43 Colombia 31.99 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 31.28 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 46 Tunisia 30.57 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 30.48 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 31.52 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.39 hectares per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.13 hectares per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.