Agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Agricultural land per capita was 0.6829 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6829 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.6831 hectares per capita
in 2022
All-time low
0.4916 hectares per capita
in 2009
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia is 0.6829 hectares per capita, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.6831 hectares per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4916 hectares per capita, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 68th out of 226 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.
Agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.643 hectares per capita | — |
| 1993 | 0.6463 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6504 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.644 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.641 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6333 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6336 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.626 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6003 hectares per capita | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6011 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6431 hectares per capita | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6251 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6048 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5876 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5859 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5168 hectares per capita | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5133 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4916 hectares per capita | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5455 hectares per capita | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5479 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.625 hectares per capita | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6258 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6312 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6373 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.645 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6523 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6584 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6666 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6741 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6807 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6831 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6829 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.6829 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.6829 hectares per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6397 hectares per capita | 0.626 hectares per capita | 0.6504 hectares per capita | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.577 hectares per capita | 0.4916 hectares per capita | 0.6431 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6235 hectares per capita | 0.5455 hectares per capita | 0.6666 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6802 hectares per capita | 0.6741 hectares per capita | 0.6831 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2493 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1515 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6876 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 626.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia?
- Agricultural land per capita in North Macedonia was 0.6829 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6831 hectares per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4916 hectares per capita in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for agricultural land per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 68th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.