Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia
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.
Emissions of air pollutants in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 16.4 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 16.46 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 16.53 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 16.6 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 16.66 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 16.73 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 16.8 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 16.86 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 16.93 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 17.07 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 17.14 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 17.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 17.27 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 17.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 17.41 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 17.48 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 17.55 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 17.62 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 17.69 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 17.76 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 17.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 17.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 17.98 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 18.05 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 18.12 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 18.2 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 18.27 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 18.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 18.41 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 18.49 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 18.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 18.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 18.71 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 18.79 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 18.86 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 18.94 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 19.02 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 19.09 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 19.17 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 19.24 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 19.32 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 19.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 19.48 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 19.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 19.63 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 19.71 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 19.79 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 19.87 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 19.95 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 20.03 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 20.15 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 20.27 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 20.39 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 20.52 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 20.64 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 20.76 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 20.89 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 21.01 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 21.14 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 21.26 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 21.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 21.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 21.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 21.94 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 22.11 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 22.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 22.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 22.62 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 22.8 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 22.97 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 23.15 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 23.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 23.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 23.7 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 23.88 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 24.06 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 24.25 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 24.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 24.62 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 24.8 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 25 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 25.19 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 25.39 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 25.58 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 25.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 25.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 26.17 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 26.37 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 26.57 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 26.77 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 26.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 27.18 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 27.39 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 27.6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 27.81 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 28.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 28.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 28.44 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 28.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 28.87 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 29.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 29.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 29.54 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 29.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 29.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 30.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 30.43 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 30.66 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 30.88 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 31.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 31.58 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 32.05 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 32.52 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 32.99 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 33.47 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 33.95 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 34.44 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 34.92 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 35.41 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 35.9 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 36.43 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 36.97 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 37.5 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 38.04 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 38.59 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 39.13 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 39.68 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 40.23 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 40.79 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 41.34 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 41.94 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 42.55 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 43.16 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 43.77 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 51.08 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1886 | 45 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1887 | 45.62 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 46.48 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 47.36 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 68.32 tonnes | +44.3% |
| 1891 | 72.6 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1892 | 76.05 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1893 | 97.09 tonnes | +27.7% |
| 1894 | 139.89 tonnes | +44.1% |
| 1895 | 140.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 151.88 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1897 | 131.11 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1898 | 171.44 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1899 | 191.69 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1900 | 240.4 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1901 | 260.03 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 250.25 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1903 | 269.06 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1904 | 285.38 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1905 | 306.82 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1906 | 356.83 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1907 | 365.21 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1908 | 390.71 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1909 | 402.54 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 402.31 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 432.59 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1912 | 444.78 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 1,076 tonnes | +142.0% |
| 1914 | 91.04 tonnes | -91.5% |
| 1915 | 93.45 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 95.81 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1917 | 98.11 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 100.35 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 822.19 tonnes | +719.3% |
| 1920 | 1,063 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 1921 | 1,132 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1922 | 1,685 tonnes | +48.9% |
| 1923 | 1,833 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1924 | 1,888 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1925 | 2,088 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1926 | 2,064 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 2,326 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1928 | 2,527 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1929 | 2,862 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1930 | 2,761 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1931 | 2,415 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1932 | 2,290 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1933 | 2,146 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1934 | 2,228 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1935 | 2,313 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1936 | 2,346 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 2,594 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1938 | 2,386 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1939 | 2,518 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1940 | 2,966 tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1941 | 366.14 tonnes | -87.7% |
| 1942 | 380.73 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1943 | 399.77 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1944 | 459.05 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1945 | 1,765 tonnes | +284.6% |
| 1946 | 3,037 tonnes | +72.0% |
| 1947 | 4,023 tonnes | +32.5% |
| 1948 | 4,530 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1949 | 5,162 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1950 | 5,274 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 5,126 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 5,065 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 5,185 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 6,036 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1955 | 6,744 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1956 | 7,607 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1957 | 8,170 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 8,069 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 9,140 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1960 | 9,962 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1961 | 10,304 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 10,636 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 11,764 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 13,301 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 14,101 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 14,530 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 15,754 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 17,564 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 18,592 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 24,022 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 24,887 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 25,458 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 28,516 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 30,061 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 31,548 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 32,173 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 33,550 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 29,719 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 31,023 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 29,957 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 46,494 tonnes | +55.2% |
| 1982 | 44,789 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 43,574 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 46,090 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 48,597 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 51,811 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 51,003 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 42,420 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 49,346 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 52,279 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 51,271 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 51,054 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 57,239 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 51,300 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 51,776 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 61,307 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 53,129 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 51,707 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 46,516 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 44,219 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 40,905 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 41,041 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35,909 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 37,123 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 35,031 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 34,612 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 37,570 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 33,605 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 34,390 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 36,000 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 38,376 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 35,927 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 28,347 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 26,109 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 25,307 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 24,577 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 23,260 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 22,491 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 22,930 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 19,961 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 20,171 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 19,647 tonnes | -2.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 19,647 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 19% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 19,647 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006 tonnes, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +719.3% | 100.35 tonnes | 822.19 tonnes |
| 1945 | +284.6% | 459.05 tonnes | 1,765 tonnes |
| 1913 | +142.0% | 444.78 tonnes | 1,076 tonnes |
| 1914 | -91.5% | 1,076 tonnes | 91.04 tonnes |
| 1941 | -87.7% | 2,966 tonnes | 366.14 tonnes |
| 1946 | +72.0% | 1,765 tonnes | 3,037 tonnes |
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 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.