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.
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
- 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 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.