What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gabon and North Macedonia?

41,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs North Macedonia: Cropland extent over the long-term

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2025

North Macedonia

454,000 hectares

in 2025

Gabon rank

128th

North Macedonia rank

131st

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Gabon
North Macedonia

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 495,000 hectares against 454,000 hectares in North Macedonia, a difference of 41,000 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

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

Gabon ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 131st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	21,725 hectares	127,327 hectares	105,602 hectares	North Macedonia
1100s	24,614 hectares	130,553 hectares	105,940 hectares	North Macedonia
1200s	27,879 hectares	133,057 hectares	105,178 hectares	North Macedonia
1300s	31,570 hectares	134,743 hectares	103,172 hectares	North Macedonia
1400s	35,741 hectares	135,483 hectares	99,742 hectares	North Macedonia
1500s	40,452 hectares	135,103 hectares	94,651 hectares	North Macedonia
1600s	45,770 hectares	156,060 hectares	110,290 hectares	North Macedonia
1700s	51,770 hectares	145,798 hectares	94,028 hectares	North Macedonia
1710s	54,179 hectares	149,064 hectares	94,885 hectares	North Macedonia
1720s	56,649 hectares	153,004 hectares	96,355 hectares	North Macedonia
1730s	59,114 hectares	157,019 hectares	97,905 hectares	North Macedonia
1740s	61,573 hectares	161,108 hectares	99,535 hectares	North Macedonia
1750s	64,027 hectares	165,269 hectares	101,242 hectares	North Macedonia
1760s	66,476 hectares	169,500 hectares	103,024 hectares	North Macedonia
1770s	68,919 hectares	173,801 hectares	104,882 hectares	North Macedonia
1780s	71,356 hectares	178,167 hectares	106,811 hectares	North Macedonia
1790s	73,788 hectares	182,596 hectares	108,808 hectares	North Macedonia
1800s	76,214 hectares	187,086 hectares	110,872 hectares	North Macedonia
1810s	78,635 hectares	191,630 hectares	112,995 hectares	North Macedonia
1820s	81,050 hectares	206,929 hectares	125,879 hectares	North Macedonia
1830s	83,459 hectares	223,378 hectares	139,919 hectares	North Macedonia
1840s	85,863 hectares	241,051 hectares	155,188 hectares	North Macedonia
1850s	88,261 hectares	260,027 hectares	171,766 hectares	North Macedonia
1860s	93,598 hectares	280,387 hectares	186,789 hectares	North Macedonia
1870s	99,258 hectares	311,658 hectares	212,400 hectares	North Macedonia
1880s	106,311 hectares	346,261 hectares	239,950 hectares	North Macedonia
1890s	113,865 hectares	384,518 hectares	270,653 hectares	North Macedonia
1900s	108,177 hectares	426,778 hectares	318,601 hectares	North Macedonia
1910s	97,724 hectares	473,411 hectares	375,687 hectares	North Macedonia
1920s	91,913 hectares	508,911 hectares	416,998 hectares	North Macedonia
1930s	104,467 hectares	546,701 hectares	442,234 hectares	North Macedonia
1940s	117,569 hectares	586,861 hectares	469,292 hectares	North Macedonia
1950s	140,310 hectares	683,931 hectares	543,621 hectares	North Macedonia
1960s	199,000 hectares	727,855 hectares	528,855 hectares	North Macedonia
1970s	368,000 hectares	704,482 hectares	336,482 hectares	North Macedonia
1980s	462,000 hectares	683,035 hectares	221,035 hectares	North Macedonia
1990s	486,900 hectares	655,988 hectares	169,088 hectares	North Macedonia
2000s	495,000 hectares	512,400 hectares	17,400 hectares	North Macedonia
2010s	495,000 hectares	453,300 hectares	41,700 hectares	Gabon
2020s	495,000 hectares	455,900 hectares	39,100 hectares	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Gabon or North Macedonia?: Gabon, at 495,000 hectares against 454,000 hectares in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gabon and North Macedonia?: 41,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and North Macedonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gabon and North Macedonia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Gabon ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.