Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 93.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in North Macedonia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 93.7% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in North Macedonia peaked at 93.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2000.
North Macedonia ranks 26th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7% | — |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 23 Dominican Republic 94.7% compare
- 24 Poland 94.2% compare
- 25 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 94.1% compare
- 27 Estonia 92.9% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 92.8% compare
- 29 Czechia 92.3% 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 — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0688 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -0.1866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in North Macedonia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in North Macedonia was 93.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- North Macedonia ranks 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).