Inland waters — Area in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Inland waters — Area was 49.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 49.3 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in North Macedonia peaked at 49.3 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28 1000 ha, in 1992.
North Macedonia ranks 145th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48 1000 ha | +71.4% |
| 2008 | 48 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.3 1000 ha | +0.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 49.3 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 331.24 1000 ha, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 49.3 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 240.5 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 34.1 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.06 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 49.3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 142 Brunei Darussalam 50 1000 ha compare
- 142 Congo 50 1000 ha compare
- 142 Brunei 50 1000 ha compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 45.6 1000 ha compare
- 147 Montenegro 43.3 1000 ha compare
- 148 Israel 43 1000 ha compare
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 inland waters — area in North Macedonia?
- Inland waters — area in North Macedonia was 49.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does North Macedonia rank for inland waters — area?
- North Macedonia ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Inland waters — 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.