Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia peaked at 23.32 tonnes per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1996.
North Macedonia ranks 97th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.02 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 10.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +104.4% |
| 1995 | 6.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1996 | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1997 | 23.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +454.2% |
| 1998 | 10.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2000 | 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2001 | 6.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 2003 | 7.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 8.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 6.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 10.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 8.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 9.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 8.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 9.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 12.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 12.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 12.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 12.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 12.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 11.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +454.2% | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.32 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 94 Syria 12.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guinea-Bissau 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lesotho 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 11.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 99 France 11.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 100 Micronesia (country) 11.43 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in North Macedonia was 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.32 tonnes per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- North Macedonia ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.