Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 144,597 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in North Macedonia stood at 144,597 An. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in North Macedonia peaked at 295,626 An in 1997 and was at its lowest, 144,597 An, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 283,837 An | — |
| 1993 | 286,098 An | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 281,449 An | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 282,357 An | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 284,254 An | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 295,626 An | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 289,908 An | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 267,899 An | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 270,725 An | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 265,725 An | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 259,600 An | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 260,566 An | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 255,565 An | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 248,910 An | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 256,180 An | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 254,406 An | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 254,113 An | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 253,161 An | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 260,527 An | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 265,939 An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 251,890 An | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 238,983 An | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 242,257 An | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 254,086 An | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 255,403 An | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 255,665 An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 256,811 An | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 218,420 An | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 222,834 An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 178,265 An | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 165,397 An | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 149,338 An | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 144,597 An | -3.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 144,597 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 144,597 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 million An, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,928 An | 267,899 An | 295,626 An | 8 |
| 2000s | 257,895 An | 248,910 An | 270,725 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,998 An | 218,420 An | 265,939 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,086 An | 144,597 An | 222,834 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 138 Luxembourg 180,530 An compare
- 139 China, Taiwan Province of 157,717 An compare
- 140 Jamaica 153,169 An compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 119,098 An compare
- 143 Belize 99,019 An compare
- 144 Guyana 98,851 An compare
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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in North Macedonia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in North Macedonia was 144,597 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 295,626 An in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,597 An in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- North Macedonia ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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.