Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 99.92 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia stood at 99.92 animals per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 220.21 animals per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 73.08 animals per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 219.62 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 220.21 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 220.21 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 220.21 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 216.28 animals per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 216.28 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 216.28 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 216.28 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 196.62 animals per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 188.75 animals per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 196.62 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 202.52 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 176.96 animals per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 196.62 animals per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 180.89 animals per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 178.36 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 150.61 animals per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 166.53 animals per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 162.57 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 81.28 animals per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 97.54 animals per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 90.4 animals per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 98.33 animals per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 95.36 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 101.15 animals per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 89.37 animals per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 91.59 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 73.39 animals per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 73.08 animals per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.04 animals per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 104.28 animals per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 111.38 animals per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 99.92 animals per square kilometre | -10.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 99.92 animals per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 99.92 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 animals per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.17 animals per square kilometre | 216.28 animals per square kilometre | 220.21 animals per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 183.45 animals per square kilometre | 150.61 animals per square kilometre | 202.52 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1 animals per square kilometre | 73.39 animals per square kilometre | 162.57 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.94 animals per square kilometre | 73.08 animals per square kilometre | 111.38 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 146 Kenya 119.2 animals per square kilometre compare
- 147 Madagascar 115.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 148 Tanzania 114.49 animals per square kilometre compare
- 150 Cambodia 99.58 animals per square kilometre compare
- 151 Australia 96.38 animals per square kilometre compare
- 152 Mozambique 95.94 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 99.92 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 220.21 animals per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.08 animals per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.