Share using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 80.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 80.8% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2004.
That places North Macedonia 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 80.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 80.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 83 Armenia 82.1% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 81.9% compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 81.5% compare
- 87 Palestine 80.6% compare
- 88 Costa Rica 80.5% compare
- 89 Morocco 80.0% 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)
- 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 share using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia was 80.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2004.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- North Macedonia ranks 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.