Share global forest in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share global forest was 0.0248 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0248
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
127th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.025
in 2020
All-time low
0.021
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in North Macedonia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.0248 for share global forest in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in North Macedonia peaked at 0.025 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.021, in 1990.
North Macedonia ranks 127th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.021 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0212 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0213 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.022 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0221 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0223 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0228 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0228 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0228 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.023 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0238 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.024 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0248 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.025 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.025 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0249 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0249 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0248 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0248 | -0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.0248 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.0248 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0217 | 0.021 | 0.0224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 | 0.0226 | 0.0228 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 | 0.0229 | 0.0248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 | 0.0248 | 0.025 | 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 share global forest in North Macedonia?
- Share global forest in North Macedonia was 0.0248 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.025 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share global forest?
- North Macedonia ranks 127th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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