Albania vs North Macedonia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Albania
1.10 million hectares
in 2025
North Macedonia
1.25 million hectares
in 2025
Albania rank
135th
North Macedonia rank
133rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Albania
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1.25 million hectares against 1.10 million hectares in Albania, a difference of 152,300 hectares.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 135th and North Macedonia ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 34 and North Macedonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 610,910 hectares | 482,230 hectares | 128,680 hectares | Albania |
| 1100s | 747,040 hectares | 608,058 hectares | 138,982 hectares | Albania |
| 1200s | 610,267 hectares | 531,516 hectares | 78,751 hectares | Albania |
| 1300s | 473,250 hectares | 443,401 hectares | 29,849 hectares | Albania |
| 1400s | 528,265 hectares | 508,999 hectares | 19,266 hectares | Albania |
| 1500s | 404,318 hectares | 417,411 hectares | 13,093 hectares | North Macedonia |
| 1600s | 342,196 hectares | 437,024 hectares | 94,828 hectares | North Macedonia |
| 1700s | 495,366 hectares | 418,799 hectares | 76,567 hectares | Albania |
| 1710s | 483,814 hectares | 408,800 hectares | 75,014 hectares | Albania |
| 1720s | 470,010 hectares | 399,434 hectares | 70,576 hectares | Albania |
| 1730s | 453,950 hectares | 388,916 hectares | 65,034 hectares | Albania |
| 1740s | 435,628 hectares | 377,176 hectares | 58,452 hectares | Albania |
| 1750s | 415,041 hectares | 364,142 hectares | 50,899 hectares | Albania |
| 1760s | 414,891 hectares | 366,282 hectares | 48,609 hectares | Albania |
| 1770s | 413,872 hectares | 368,111 hectares | 45,761 hectares | Albania |
| 1780s | 411,976 hectares | 369,601 hectares | 42,375 hectares | Albania |
| 1790s | 409,197 hectares | 370,725 hectares | 38,472 hectares | Albania |
| 1800s | 405,527 hectares | 371,452 hectares | 34,075 hectares | Albania |
| 1810s | 411,074 hectares | 370,434 hectares | 40,640 hectares | Albania |
| 1820s | 416,252 hectares | 388,984 hectares | 27,268 hectares | Albania |
| 1830s | 417,364 hectares | 407,797 hectares | 9,567 hectares | Albania |
| 1840s | 436,187 hectares | 426,760 hectares | 9,427 hectares | Albania |
| 1850s | 455,657 hectares | 445,736 hectares | 9,921 hectares | Albania |
| 1860s | 494,784 hectares | 464,561 hectares | 30,223 hectares | Albania |
| 1870s | 532,301 hectares | 498,135 hectares | 34,166 hectares | Albania |
| 1880s | 576,828 hectares | 532,738 hectares | 44,090 hectares | Albania |
| 1890s | 619,313 hectares | 568,081 hectares | 51,232 hectares | Albania |
| 1900s | 670,125 hectares | 603,785 hectares | 66,340 hectares | Albania |
| 1910s | 718,276 hectares | 639,355 hectares | 78,921 hectares | Albania |
| 1920s | 750,702 hectares | 653,735 hectares | 96,967 hectares | Albania |
| 1930s | 765,874 hectares | 665,194 hectares | 100,680 hectares | Albania |
| 1940s | 818,509 hectares | 673,037 hectares | 145,472 hectares | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.05 million hectares | 711,534 hectares | 336,235 hectares | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.23 million hectares | 727,855 hectares | 506,415 hectares | Albania |
| 1970s | 1.14 million hectares | 704,482 hectares | 432,218 hectares | Albania |
| 1980s | 1.11 million hectares | 683,035 hectares | 430,165 hectares | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 37,388 hectares | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 61,370 hectares | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 50,345 hectares | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 128,288 hectares | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Albania or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 1.25 million hectares against 1.10 million hectares in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Albania and North Macedonia?
- 152,300 hectares, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and North Macedonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Albania and North Macedonia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Albania ranks 135th and North Macedonia ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.