Drinking water service usage in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Drinking water service usage was 80.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in North Macedonia stood at 80.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in North Macedonia peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2004.
North Macedonia ranks 86th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 83 Armenia 82.1% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 81.9% compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 81.5% compare
- 87 Palestine 80.6% compare
- 88 Costa Rica 80.5% compare
- 89 Morocco 80.0% compare
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.38 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0639 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0049 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6708 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in North Macedonia?
- Drinking water service usage in North Macedonia was 80.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2004.
- How does North Macedonia rank for drinking water service usage?
- North Macedonia ranks 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.