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

16,677 hectares, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

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

Israel

470,677 hectares

in 2025

North Macedonia

454,000 hectares

in 2025

Israel rank

129th

North Macedonia rank

131st

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Israel
North Macedonia

How they compare

Israel currently reports 470,677 hectares against 454,000 hectares in North Macedonia, a difference of 16,677 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 129th and North Macedonia ranks 131st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and North Macedonia in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	156,236 hectares	127,327 hectares	28,909 hectares	Israel
1100s	156,031 hectares	130,553 hectares	25,478 hectares	Israel
1200s	155,115 hectares	133,057 hectares	22,058 hectares	Israel
1300s	153,366 hectares	134,743 hectares	18,623 hectares	Israel
1400s	110,216 hectares	135,483 hectares	25,267 hectares	North Macedonia
1500s	127,561 hectares	135,103 hectares	7,542 hectares	North Macedonia
1600s	119,699 hectares	156,060 hectares	36,361 hectares	North Macedonia
1700s	91,035 hectares	145,798 hectares	54,763 hectares	North Macedonia
1710s	97,075 hectares	149,064 hectares	51,989 hectares	North Macedonia
1720s	102,948 hectares	153,004 hectares	50,056 hectares	North Macedonia
1730s	108,643 hectares	157,019 hectares	48,376 hectares	North Macedonia
1740s	114,152 hectares	161,108 hectares	46,956 hectares	North Macedonia
1750s	119,468 hectares	165,269 hectares	45,801 hectares	North Macedonia
1760s	124,580 hectares	169,500 hectares	44,920 hectares	North Macedonia
1770s	129,478 hectares	173,801 hectares	44,323 hectares	North Macedonia
1780s	134,150 hectares	178,167 hectares	44,017 hectares	North Macedonia
1790s	138,584 hectares	182,596 hectares	44,012 hectares	North Macedonia
1800s	142,763 hectares	187,086 hectares	44,323 hectares	North Macedonia
1810s	145,882 hectares	191,630 hectares	45,748 hectares	North Macedonia
1820s	150,288 hectares	206,929 hectares	56,641 hectares	North Macedonia
1830s	154,689 hectares	223,378 hectares	68,689 hectares	North Macedonia
1840s	159,053 hectares	241,051 hectares	81,998 hectares	North Macedonia
1850s	163,341 hectares	260,027 hectares	96,686 hectares	North Macedonia
1860s	167,501 hectares	280,387 hectares	112,886 hectares	North Macedonia
1870s	166,826 hectares	311,658 hectares	144,832 hectares	North Macedonia
1880s	165,807 hectares	346,261 hectares	180,454 hectares	North Macedonia
1890s	164,373 hectares	384,518 hectares	220,145 hectares	North Macedonia
1900s	162,431 hectares	426,778 hectares	264,347 hectares	North Macedonia
1910s	159,849 hectares	473,411 hectares	313,562 hectares	North Macedonia
1920s	188,639 hectares	508,911 hectares	320,272 hectares	North Macedonia
1930s	216,810 hectares	546,701 hectares	329,891 hectares	North Macedonia
1940s	256,281 hectares	586,861 hectares	330,580 hectares	North Macedonia
1950s	348,480 hectares	683,931 hectares	335,451 hectares	North Macedonia
1960s	402,162 hectares	727,855 hectares	325,694 hectares	North Macedonia
1970s	414,667 hectares	704,482 hectares	289,815 hectares	North Macedonia
1980s	420,239 hectares	683,035 hectares	262,796 hectares	North Macedonia
1990s	425,891 hectares	655,988 hectares	230,098 hectares	North Macedonia
2000s	397,204 hectares	512,400 hectares	115,196 hectares	North Macedonia
2010s	413,724 hectares	453,300 hectares	39,576 hectares	North Macedonia
2020s	475,093 hectares	455,900 hectares	19,193 hectares	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Israel or North Macedonia?: Israel, at 470,677 hectares against 454,000 hectares in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Israel and North Macedonia?: 16,677 hectares, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Macedonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Israel and North Macedonia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Israel ranks 129th 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.