Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia is 1.15 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 1.76 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.15 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places North Macedonia 62nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.15 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.15 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8868 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 1.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 62nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.