Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 794 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 794 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in North Macedonia peaked at 817 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 558 1000 ha, in 2009.
North Macedonia ranks 125th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 645 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 634 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 635 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 631 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 632 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 636 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 656 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 649 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 636 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 630 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 791 1000 ha | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 786 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 753 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 741 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 747 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 609 1000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 603 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 558 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 670 1000 ha | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 669 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 817 1000 ha | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 810 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 811 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 809 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 809 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 809 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 805 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 805 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 805 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 802 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 801 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 795 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 794 1000 ha | -0.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 794 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 1000 ha, 68% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 794 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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% | 630 1000 ha | 791 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 639.75 1000 ha | 631 1000 ha | 656 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 685.4 1000 ha | 558 1000 ha | 791 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 781.4 1000 ha | 669 1000 ha | 817 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 799.4 1000 ha | 794 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 123 Czechia 968.78 1000 ha compare
- 124 Hungary 794.01 1000 ha compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 760 1000 ha compare
- 127 Jordan 742 1000 ha compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 649.76 1000 ha 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)
- 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in North Macedonia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in North Macedonia was 794 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 817 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 558 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- North Macedonia ranks 125th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. 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.