Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 28.59 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in North Macedonia is 28.59 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in North Macedonia peaked at 28.59 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.36 %, in 1996.
That places North Macedonia 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.08 % | — |
| 1993 | 10.71 % | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 10.59 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.3 % | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 8.36 % | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 8.5 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.66 % | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.18 % | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 11.93 % | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 16.76 % | +40.5% |
| 2003 | 21.17 % | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 25.15 % | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 26.28 % | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 26.83 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.41 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.83 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.13 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.51 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.44 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 28.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.26 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.07 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.89 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.96 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 28.03 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.59 % | +2.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 28.59 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 28.59 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +40.5% | 11.93 % | 16.76 % |
| 2001 | +30.0% | 9.18 % | 11.93 % |
| 2003 | +26.3% | 16.76 % | 21.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.61 % | 8.36 % | 12.08 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.07 % | 9.18 % | 28.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.24 % | 27.83 % | 28.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1 % | 27.9 % | 28.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2004)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in North Macedonia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in North Macedonia was 28.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.59 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.36 % in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- North Macedonia ranks 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.