What is the highest agricultural land recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 13,340 sq. km in 2002.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 10,130 sq. km in 2009.

How does North Macedonia rank for agricultural land?

North Macedonia ranks 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in North Macedonia

Name: Agricultural land in North Macedonia
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

North Macedonia: Agricultural land was 12,510 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

12,510 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

134th

of 210 countries

All-time high

13,340 sq. km

in 2002

All-time low

10,130 sq. km

in 2009

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in North Macedonia, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 12,510 sq. km for agricultural land in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in North Macedonia peaked at 13,340 sq. km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10,130 sq. km, in 2009.

North Macedonia ranks 134th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13,070 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	9
1970s	13,070 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	10
1980s	13,070 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	10
1990s	12,947 sq. km	12,820 sq. km	13,070 sq. km	10
2000s	11,978 sq. km	10,130 sq. km	13,340 sq. km	10
2010s	12,347 sq. km	11,180 sq. km	12,670 sq. km	10
2020s	12,575 sq. km	12,510 sq. km	12,620 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

131 Oman 14,717 sq. km compare
132 Papua New Guinea 14,050 sq. km compare
133 Belgium 13,533 sq. km compare
135 El Salvador 11,957 sq. km compare
136 Eswatini 11,950 sq. km compare
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,130 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 257 places →

More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Rural population 37.1% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.1% (2025)
Rural population 675,721 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.0% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.14 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 149,249 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 532,134 metric tons (2024)

All data for North Macedonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in North Macedonia?: Agricultural land in North Macedonia was 12,510 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 13,340 sq. km in 2002.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 10,130 sq. km in 2009.
How does North Macedonia rank for agricultural land?: North Macedonia ranks 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.