What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Greece and North Macedonia?

0.0018 hectares per person, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Macedonia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs North Macedonia: Cropland per person over the long-term

Greece

0.2118 hectares per person

in 2025

North Macedonia

0.21 hectares per person

in 2025

Greece rank

72nd

North Macedonia rank

73rd

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Greece
North Macedonia

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.2118 hectares per person against 0.21 hectares per person in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Greece ranks 72nd and North Macedonia ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and North Macedonia in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.9095 hectares per person	0.4317 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1100s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.8821 hectares per person	0.4043 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1200s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.8529 hectares per person	0.3752 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1300s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.8216 hectares per person	0.3438 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1400s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.7877 hectares per person	0.3099 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1500s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.7506 hectares per person	0.2728 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1600s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.7094 hectares per person	0.2316 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1700s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6627 hectares per person	0.1849 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1710s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6577 hectares per person	0.1799 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1720s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6526 hectares per person	0.1748 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1730s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6474 hectares per person	0.1696 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1740s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6421 hectares per person	0.1643 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1750s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6367 hectares per person	0.1589 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1760s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6312 hectares per person	0.1535 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1770s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6257 hectares per person	0.1479 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1780s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.62 hectares per person	0.1422 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1790s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6143 hectares per person	0.1365 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1800s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6084 hectares per person	0.1306 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1810s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.6024 hectares per person	0.1246 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1820s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5963 hectares per person	0.1185 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1830s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.59 hectares per person	0.1123 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1840s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5836 hectares per person	0.1059 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1850s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5771 hectares per person	0.0994 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1860s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5705 hectares per person	0.0927 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1870s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5636 hectares per person	0.0859 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1880s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5566 hectares per person	0.0789 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1890s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5494 hectares per person	0.0717 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1900s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5421 hectares per person	0.0643 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1910s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5345 hectares per person	0.0567 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1920s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5267 hectares per person	0.0489 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1930s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5187 hectares per person	0.0409 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1940s	0.4778 hectares per person	0.5104 hectares per person	0.0326 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1950s	0.4762 hectares per person	0.4978 hectares per person	0.0216 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1960s	0.4531 hectares per person	0.4597 hectares per person	0.0066 hectares per person	North Macedonia
1970s	0.4308 hectares per person	0.4114 hectares per person	0.0194 hectares per person	Greece
1980s	0.3981 hectares per person	0.3725 hectares per person	0.0256 hectares per person	Greece
1990s	0.3701 hectares per person	0.3355 hectares per person	0.0346 hectares per person	Greece
2000s	0.3382 hectares per person	0.2521 hectares per person	0.0861 hectares per person	Greece
2010s	0.2969 hectares per person	0.2169 hectares per person	0.08 hectares per person	Greece
2020s	0.2348 hectares per person	0.2126 hectares per person	0.0222 hectares per person	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Greece or North Macedonia?: Greece, at 0.2118 hectares per person against 0.21 hectares per person in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Greece and North Macedonia?: 0.0018 hectares per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Macedonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Greece and North Macedonia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Greece ranks 72nd and North Macedonia ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.