Forest land — Share in Land area in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 40.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 40.81 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in North Macedonia peaked at 41.33 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.22 %, in 1992.
That places North Macedonia 93rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.22 % | — |
| 1993 | 36.4 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.58 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 36.76 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 36.94 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 37.12 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 37.3 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.48 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 37.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.03 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 38.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 38.62 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.89 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.16 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.81 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.19 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.95 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.33 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 41.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 40.94 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 40.81 % | -0.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 40.81 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 40.81 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.85 % | 36.22 % | 37.48 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.8 % | 37.65 % | 38.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.41 % | 38.08 % | 40.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.07 % | 40.81 % | 41.33 % | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2004)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in North Macedonia?
- Forest land — share in land area in North Macedonia was 40.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.33 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.22 % in 1992.
- How does North Macedonia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- North Macedonia ranks 93rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.