Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 50.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
50.69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 240 countries
All-time high
50.69
in 2021
All-time low
40.15
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in North Macedonia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 50.69 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in North Macedonia peaked at 50.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.15, in 2000.
North Macedonia ranks 106th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.15 | — |
| 2001 | 40.15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.96 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 43.96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.02 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 47.84 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.22 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 50.69 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.69 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.69 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.69 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.69 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 50.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 50.69 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 76% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.29 | 40.15 | 47.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.84 | 47.84 | 47.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.61 | 50.22 | 50.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4383 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.69 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in North Macedonia?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in North Macedonia was 50.69 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.15 in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- North Macedonia ranks 106th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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