Cereals, primary — Production in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Cereals, primary — Production was 532,134 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production in North Macedonia stood at 532,134 t.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in North Macedonia peaked at 724,919 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 447,777 t, in 2017.
North Macedonia ranks 116th of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Production in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 623,663 t | — |
| 1993 | 478,926 t | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 647,716 t | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 724,919 t | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 545,632 t | -24.7% |
| 1997 | 609,613 t | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 659,838 t | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 637,839 t | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 564,005 t | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 474,500 t | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 555,591 t | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 471,689 t | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 681,933 t | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 644,627 t | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 602,171 t | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 468,652 t | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 613,044 t | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 609,057 t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 541,567 t | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 554,881 t | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 459,788 t | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 561,903 t | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 629,235 t | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 483,879 t | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 640,978 t | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 447,777 t | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 598,373 t | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 563,117 t | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 578,835 t | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 562,240 t | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 542,164 t | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 522,972 t | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 532,134 t | +1.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 532,134 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.20 million t, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 532,134 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 million t, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 616,018 t | 478,926 t | 724,919 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 568,527 t | 468,652 t | 681,933 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 548,150 t | 447,777 t | 640,978 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 547,669 t | 522,972 t | 578,835 t | 5 |
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 cereals, primary — production in North Macedonia?
- Cereals, primary — production in North Macedonia was 532,134 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 724,919 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 447,777 t in 2017.
- How does North Macedonia rank for cereals, primary — production?
- North Macedonia ranks 116th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Cereals, primary — Production. 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.