Arable land use per person in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Arable land use per person was 0.2276 hectares per person in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2276 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3056 hectares per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.2127 hectares per person
in 2010
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Arable land use per person in North Macedonia, 1992–2023

00.10.20.31992200720231992: 0.298 hectares per person1993: 0.303 hectares per person1994: 0.306 hectares per person1995: 0.303 hectares per person1996: 0.303 hectares per person1997: 0.3 hectares per person1998: 0.292 hectares per person1999: 0.292 hectares per person2000: 0.274 hectares per person2001: 0.279 hectares per person2002: 0.247 hectares per person2003: 0.233 hectares per person2004: 0.229 hectares per person2005: 0.223 hectares per person2006: 0.22 hectares per person2007: 0.217 hectares per person2008: 0.215 hectares per person2009: 0.214 hectares per person2010: 0.213 hectares per person2011: 0.214 hectares per person2012: 0.215 hectares per person2013: 0.215 hectares per person2014: 0.215 hectares per person2015: 0.216 hectares per person2016: 0.218 hectares per person2017: 0.22 hectares per person2018: 0.221 hectares per person2019: 0.223 hectares per person2020: 0.224 hectares per person2021: 0.227 hectares per person2022: 0.227 hectares per person2023: 0.228 hectares per person

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 0.2276 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in North Macedonia peaked at 0.3056 hectares per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2127 hectares per person, in 2010.

North Macedonia ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2997 hectares per person 0.2915 hectares per person 0.3056 hectares per person 8
2000s 0.2352 hectares per person 0.2144 hectares per person 0.2791 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.217 hectares per person 0.2127 hectares per person 0.2233 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.2265 hectares per person 0.2241 hectares per person 0.2276 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 47 Libya 0.2354 hectares per person compare
  2. 48 Czechia 0.2324 hectares per person compare
  3. 49 Tunisia 0.2321 hectares per person compare
  4. 51 Croatia 0.2249 hectares per person compare
  5. 52 Thailand 0.2208 hectares per person compare
  6. 53 Nicaragua 0.2203 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in North Macedonia?
Arable land use per person in North Macedonia was 0.2276 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3056 hectares per person in 1994.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2127 hectares per person in 2010.
How does North Macedonia rank for arable land use per person?
North Macedonia ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.