What is emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia?

Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia was 19,647 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 61,307 tonnes in 1996.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 16.4 tonnes in 1750.

How does North Macedonia rank for emissions of air pollutants?

North Macedonia ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Macedonia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Macedonia: Emissions of air pollutants was 19,647 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

19,647 tonnes

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

163rd

of 220 countries

All-time high

61,307 tonnes

in 1996

All-time low

16.4 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 19,647 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia peaked at 61,307 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.4 tonnes, in 1750.

That places North Macedonia 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	16.7 tonnes	16.4 tonnes	17 tonnes	10
1760s	17.38 tonnes	17.07 tonnes	17.69 tonnes	10
1770s	18.09 tonnes	17.76 tonnes	18.41 tonnes	10
1780s	18.83 tonnes	18.49 tonnes	19.17 tonnes	10
1790s	19.6 tonnes	19.24 tonnes	19.95 tonnes	10
1800s	20.58 tonnes	20.03 tonnes	21.14 tonnes	10
1810s	22.03 tonnes	21.26 tonnes	22.8 tonnes	10
1820s	23.79 tonnes	22.97 tonnes	24.62 tonnes	10
1830s	25.68 tonnes	24.8 tonnes	26.57 tonnes	10
1840s	27.71 tonnes	26.77 tonnes	28.66 tonnes	10
1850s	29.87 tonnes	28.87 tonnes	30.88 tonnes	10
1860s	33.24 tonnes	31.11 tonnes	35.41 tonnes	10
1870s	38.33 tonnes	35.9 tonnes	40.79 tonnes	10
1880s	44.83 tonnes	41.34 tonnes	51.08 tonnes	10
1890s	124.09 tonnes	68.32 tonnes	191.69 tonnes	10
1900s	312.73 tonnes	240.4 tonnes	402.54 tonnes	10
1910s	365.71 tonnes	91.04 tonnes	1,076 tonnes	10
1920s	1,947 tonnes	1,063 tonnes	2,862 tonnes	10
1930s	2,400 tonnes	2,146 tonnes	2,761 tonnes	10
1940s	2,309 tonnes	366.14 tonnes	5,162 tonnes	10
1950s	6,642 tonnes	5,065 tonnes	9,140 tonnes	10
1960s	13,651 tonnes	9,962 tonnes	18,592 tonnes	10
1970s	29,096 tonnes	24,022 tonnes	33,550 tonnes	10
1980s	45,408 tonnes	29,957 tonnes	51,811 tonnes	10
1990s	52,758 tonnes	46,516 tonnes	61,307 tonnes	10
2000s	37,440 tonnes	33,605 tonnes	44,219 tonnes	10
2010s	28,332 tonnes	22,491 tonnes	38,376 tonnes	10
2020s	19,926 tonnes	19,647 tonnes	20,171 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

160 Fiji 20,982 tonnes compare
161 Albania 20,384 tonnes compare
162 Bhutan 20,019 tonnes compare
164 Rwanda 19,507 tonnes compare
165 Seychelles 17,214 tonnes compare
166 Eritrea 17,145 tonnes compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia?: Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia was 19,647 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 61,307 tonnes in 1996.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 16.4 tonnes in 1750.
How does North Macedonia rank for emissions of air pollutants?: North Macedonia ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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