Wheat — Area harvested in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Wheat — Area harvested was 67,226 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in North Macedonia stood at 67,226 ha. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in North Macedonia peaked at 130,092 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 67,226 ha, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 72nd of 124 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.
Wheat — Area harvested in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 111,961 ha | — |
| 1993 | 116,987 ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 122,031 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 130,092 ha | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 117,486 ha | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 115,267 ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 113,647 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 113,972 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 121,103 ha | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 115,504 ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 100,920 ha | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 103,620 ha | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 101,321 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 108,367 ha | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 97,458 ha | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 90,800 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 85,545 ha | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 88,151 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 79,865 ha | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 76,545 ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 79,745 ha | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 80,980 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 76,686 ha | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 73,060 ha | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 79,832 ha | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 72,864 ha | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 70,987 ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 68,847 ha | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 69,765 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70,366 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 70,107 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69,522 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 67,226 ha | -3.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 67,226 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 317,739 ha, 21% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 67,226 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 363,655 ha, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,680 ha | 111,961 ha | 130,092 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 101,279 ha | 85,545 ha | 121,103 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,941 ha | 68,847 ha | 80,980 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,397 ha | 67,226 ha | 70,366 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 69 Kenya 102,560 ha compare
- 70 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 95,850 ha compare
- 71 Switzerland 84,993 ha compare
- 73 Yemen 63,748 ha compare
- 74 Norway 59,184 ha compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59,168 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 wheat — area harvested in North Macedonia?
- Wheat — area harvested in North Macedonia was 67,226 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 130,092 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,226 ha in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for wheat — area harvested?
- North Macedonia ranks 72nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.