Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 6.78 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia stood at 6.78 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia peaked at 27.02 An per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.04 An per square kilometre, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.65 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 26.66 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 27.02 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 20.64 An per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 19.98 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 13.63 An per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 12.5 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 9.08 An per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 9.83 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 12.58 An per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.94 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 17.3 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 16.12 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 16.2 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.46 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 11.89 An per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.66 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.87 An per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 13.05 An per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 11.02 An per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.09 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 11.74 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.54 An per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2018 | 6.82 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.19 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 5.04 An per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 6.97 An per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 8.01 An per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 6.78 An per square kilometre | -15.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 6.78 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 6.78 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.59 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4 An per square kilometre | 9.08 An per square kilometre | 27.02 An per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.8 An per square kilometre | 9.83 An per square kilometre | 17.3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.51 An per square kilometre | 6.19 An per square kilometre | 14.87 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 An per square kilometre | 5.04 An per square kilometre | 8.01 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in North Macedonia was 6.78 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.02 An per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- North Macedonia ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.