Change forest area share total in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Change forest area share total was -0.3161 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in North Macedonia is -0.3161, 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, change forest area share total in North Macedonia peaked at 0.9546 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.3161, 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.
Change forest area share total in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.497 | — |
| 1992 | 0.4945 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4921 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4897 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4873 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4849 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4826 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4803 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.478 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4757 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0301 | -93.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7024 | +2242.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6975 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6927 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6879 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6832 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9546 | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9456 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9367 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.928 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9195 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.3122 | -134.0% |
| 2022 | -0.3132 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3142 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3152 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3161 | +0.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -0.3161 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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% | 0.03 | 0.7024 |
| 2021 | -134.0% | 0.9195 | -0.3122 |
| 2001 | -93.7% | 0.4757 | 0.0301 |
| 2016 | +39.7% | 0.6832 | 0.9546 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4874 | 0.478 | 0.497 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0746 | 0.03 | 0.4757 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7259 | 0.03 | 0.9546 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1086 | -0.3161 | 0.9195 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4383 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.69 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in North Macedonia?
- Change forest area share total in North Macedonia was -0.3161 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9546 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3161 in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for change forest area share total?
- North Macedonia ranks 183rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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