Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,270 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in North Macedonia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1,270 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in North Macedonia peaked at 1,270 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 510.95 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 510.95 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 928.89 Square kilometres | +81.8% |
| 2015 | 1,029 Square kilometres | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 1,237 Square kilometres | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 1,270 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 510.95 Square kilometres | 510.95 Square kilometres | 510.95 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 979.04 Square kilometres | 928.89 Square kilometres | 1,029 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,254 Square kilometres | 1,237 Square kilometres | 1,270 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 92 Liberia 1,308 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -10.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate -13.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -15.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in North Macedonia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in North Macedonia was 1,270 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,270 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 510.95 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- North Macedonia ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation