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 61st out of 184 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.
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 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 25.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.73 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 25.81 % 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 61st out of 184 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.