Corn: Yield gap in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Corn: Yield gap was 5.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in North Macedonia is 5.37 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in North Macedonia peaked at 6.59 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.82 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
North Macedonia ranks 13th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 5.87 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 5.49 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 5.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 5.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 corn: yield gap in North Macedonia?
- Corn: yield gap in North Macedonia was 5.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for corn: yield gap?
- North Macedonia ranks 13th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.