Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in North Macedonia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in North Macedonia peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places North Macedonia 212th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +443.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +60.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +44.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 18% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 30% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +443.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +60.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | +44.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | +37.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 33.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,573 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in North Macedonia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in North Macedonia was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- North Macedonia ranks 212th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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