Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 7,950 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 7,950 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia peaked at 8,170 Square kilometres in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,580 Square kilometres, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6,450 Square kilometres | — |
| 1993 | 6,340 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6,350 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6,310 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6,320 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 6,360 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,560 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6,490 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6,360 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6,300 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 7,860 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,530 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 7,410 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7,470 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6,090 Square kilometres | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 6,030 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,580 Square kilometres | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 6,700 Square kilometres | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 6,690 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,170 Square kilometres | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 8,100 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8,110 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8,090 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8,090 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,090 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,050 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8,050 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,050 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,020 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8,010 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,950 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 7,950 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 7,950 Square kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,487 Square kilometres, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 | +25.6% | 6,300 Square kilometres | 7,910 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,398 Square kilometres | 6,310 Square kilometres | 6,560 Square kilometres | 8 |
| 2000s | 6,854 Square kilometres | 5,580 Square kilometres | 7,910 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,814 Square kilometres | 6,690 Square kilometres | 8,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,008 Square kilometres | 7,950 Square kilometres | 8,050 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- 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 use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in North Macedonia was 7,950 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,170 Square kilometres in 2012.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,580 Square kilometres in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- North Macedonia ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata