Grassland — Area from MODIS in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 962.32 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
962.32 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
106th
of 240 countries
All-time high
1,059 1000 ha
in 2007
All-time low
863.81 1000 ha
in 2016
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in North Macedonia, 2001–2024

02505007501.0k2001201220242001: 1.0k 1000 ha2002: 951.2 1000 ha2003: 1.0k 1000 ha2004: 1.0k 1000 ha2005: 1.0k 1000 ha2006: 1.0k 1000 ha2007: 1.1k 1000 ha2008: 1.0k 1000 ha2009: 988.9 1000 ha2010: 956.1 1000 ha2011: 956.5 1000 ha2012: 952.9 1000 ha2013: 964.3 1000 ha2014: 930.9 1000 ha2015: 924.5 1000 ha2016: 863.8 1000 ha2017: 911.5 1000 ha2018: 890.5 1000 ha2019: 926.9 1000 ha2020: 914.3 1000 ha2021: 950.9 1000 ha2022: 950 1000 ha2023: 944.5 1000 ha2024: 962.3 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in North Macedonia stood at 962.32 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in North Macedonia peaked at 1,059 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 863.81 1000 ha, in 2016.

North Macedonia ranks 106th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,021 1000 ha 951.17 1000 ha 1,059 1000 ha 9
2010s 927.8 1000 ha 863.81 1000 ha 964.32 1000 ha 10
2020s 944.39 1000 ha 914.28 1000 ha 962.32 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 103 Melanesia 1,087 1000 ha compare
  2. 104 Hungary 999.88 1000 ha compare
  3. 105 Egypt 975.63 1000 ha compare
  4. 107 Syrian Arab Republic 947.58 1000 ha compare
  5. 108 Gabon 857.97 1000 ha compare
  6. 109 Nicaragua 849.62 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in North Macedonia?
Grassland — area from modis in North Macedonia was 962.32 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 1,059 1000 ha in 2007.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 863.81 1000 ha in 2016.
How does North Macedonia rank for grassland — area from modis?
North Macedonia ranks 106th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.