Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places North Macedonia 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 32 Tajikistan 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 France 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Afghanistan 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Serbia 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard -4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0307 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.