Rye — Area harvested in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Rye — Area harvested was 3,189 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rye — Area harvested in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 3,189 ha for rye — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in North Macedonia peaked at 10,884 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,189 ha, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 41st of 66 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.
Rye — Area harvested in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,884 ha | — |
| 1993 | 10,717 ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 10,286 ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 8,975 ha | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 6,746 ha | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 7,213 ha | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 7,295 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6,453 ha | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 5,816 ha | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 5,400 ha | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 3,940 ha | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 4,436 ha | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 4,476 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,715 ha | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3,928 ha | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 4,036 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3,923 ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3,701 ha | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 3,590 ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,510 ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,767 ha | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3,758 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,167 ha | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 3,758 ha | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 4,483 ha | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 4,065 ha | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 3,836 ha | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3,809 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,936 ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3,782 ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3,791 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,410 ha | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 3,189 ha | -6.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 3,189 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,782 ha, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 3,189 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,571 ha | 6,453 ha | 10,884 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,437 ha | 3,701 ha | 5,816 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,874 ha | 3,510 ha | 4,483 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,622 ha | 3,189 ha | 3,936 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 38 Morocco 3,705 ha compare
- 39 Italy 3,690 ha compare
- 40 Brazil 3,360 ha compare
- 42 Switzerland 1,970 ha compare
- 43 South Africa 1,782 ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,606 ha 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 rye — area harvested in North Macedonia?
- Rye — area harvested in North Macedonia was 3,189 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,884 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,189 ha in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for rye — area harvested?
- North Macedonia ranks 41st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.