Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -41.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in North Macedonia, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Macedonia stood at -41.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Macedonia peaked at -2.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -41.4%, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 186th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.9% | — |
| 1992 | -11.0% | +279.6% |
| 1993 | -11.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | -11.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | -13.3% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | -13.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | -17.4% | +32.4% |
| 1998 | -18.3% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | -22.8% | +24.7% |
| 2000 | -22.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | -23.4% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | -24.4% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | -23.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | -21.7% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | -23.1% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | -22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | -25.3% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | -24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | -26.5% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | -25.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -21.6% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | -22.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | -26.1% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | -27.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | -27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -28.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | -27.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | -28.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | -31.1% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | -31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -35.6% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | -35.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -39.1% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | -41.4% | +5.9% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -41.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's -41.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -16.7%, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -279.6% | -2.9% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -13.5% | -22.8% | -2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | -23.7% | -26.5% | -21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -26.5% | -31.1% | -21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -36.6% | -41.4% | -31.4% | 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 methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Macedonia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in North Macedonia was -41.4% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.4% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- North Macedonia ranks 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.