Land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Land area in hectares, per capita was 1.38 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia is 1.38 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 1.38 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.25 hectares per person, in 2001.
That places North Macedonia 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.25 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 1.27 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.28 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.27 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.26 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.27 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.27 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.26 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.25 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.25 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.26 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.26 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.27 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.28 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.27 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.28 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.29 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.31 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.32 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.32 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.33 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.36 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.37 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.38 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.38 hectares per person | +0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.38 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.38 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 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 land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in North Macedonia was 1.38 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.