What is land area in North Macedonia?

Land area in North Macedonia was 25,220 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 25,430 sq. km in 1992.

What is the lowest land area recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 25,220 sq. km in 2009.

How does North Macedonia rank for land area?

North Macedonia ranks 145th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this North Macedonia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in North Macedonia

Name: Land area in North Macedonia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

North Macedonia: Land area was 25,220 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

25,220 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

145th

of 216 countries

All-time high

25,430 sq. km

in 1992

All-time low

25,220 sq. km

in 2009

Years of data

1992–2023

Land area in North Macedonia, 1992–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 25,220 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in North Macedonia peaked at 25,430 sq. km in 1992 and was at its lowest, 25,220 sq. km, in 2009.

North Macedonia ranks 145th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	25,430 sq. km	25,430 sq. km	25,430 sq. km	8
2000s	25,369 sq. km	25,220 sq. km	25,430 sq. km	10
2010s	25,220 sq. km	25,220 sq. km	25,220 sq. km	10
2020s	25,220 sq. km	25,220 sq. km	25,220 sq. km	4

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in North Macedonia?: Land area in North Macedonia was 25,220 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 25,430 sq. km in 1992.
What is the lowest land area recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 25,220 sq. km in 2009.
How does North Macedonia rank for land area?: North Macedonia ranks 145th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.