Forest area km in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Forest area km was 1.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
127th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.04 million
in 2020
All-time low
912,000
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in North Macedonia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in North Macedonia is 1.03 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in North Macedonia peaked at 1.04 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 912,000, in 1990.
That places North Macedonia 127th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 912,000 | — |
| 1991 | 916,555 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 921,110 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 925,665 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 930,220 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 934,775 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 939,330 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 943,885 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 948,440 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 952,995 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 957,550 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 957,838 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 958,126 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 958,414 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 958,702 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 958,990 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 959,278 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 959,566 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 959,854 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 960,142 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 960,430 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 967,224 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 974,018 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 980,812 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 987,606 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 994,400 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.03 million | -0.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.03 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.03 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 932,498 | 912,000 | 952,995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 958,846 | 957,550 | 960,142 | 10 |
| 2010s | 993,793 | 960,430 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 1.03 million | 1.04 million | 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 forest area km in North Macedonia?
- Forest area km in North Macedonia was 1.03 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 912,000 in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for forest area km?
- North Macedonia ranks 127th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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