Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
North Macedonia ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 37 New Zealand 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Angola 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Colombia 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Tunisia 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.0305 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.