Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia is -0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 183rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -93.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2242.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.3% | -134.0% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area as a share of forest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2242.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | -134.0% | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | -93.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | +39.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in North Macedonia was -0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- North Macedonia ranks 183rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.