Barley — Area harvested in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Barley — Area harvested was 44,739 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in North Macedonia stood at 44,739 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in North Macedonia peaked at 59,697 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41,057 ha, in 2012.
That places North Macedonia 62nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 55,421 ha | — |
| 1993 | 56,424 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 59,697 ha | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 54,874 ha | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 48,916 ha | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 50,936 ha | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 53,541 ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 50,289 ha | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 49,765 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 49,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 48,390 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 46,540 ha | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 44,802 ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 50,341 ha | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 47,881 ha | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 47,767 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 47,351 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48,622 ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 42,802 ha | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 41,096 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 41,057 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 41,944 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41,157 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 41,160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41,297 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43,816 ha | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 42,331 ha | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 43,941 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 44,995 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 47,683 ha | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 45,429 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 45,580 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44,739 ha | -1.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 44,739 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 46% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 44,739 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,762 ha | 48,916 ha | 59,697 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 48,046 ha | 44,802 ha | 50,341 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,060 ha | 41,057 ha | 43,941 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,685 ha | 44,739 ha | 47,683 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3711 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in North Macedonia?
- Barley — area harvested in North Macedonia was 44,739 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 59,697 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,057 ha in 2012.
- How does North Macedonia rank for barley — area harvested?
- North Macedonia ranks 62nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.