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North Macedonia — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for North Macedonia, 1992–2023.
Latest value · 2023
39.71%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · +9.6% since 1992
Forest area for North Macedonia was 39.71% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1992 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 39.72% in 2016. The lowest was 36.22% in 1992 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.30% per year.
North Macedonia ranks 77 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 31.08%, so North Macedonia sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
39.71%
First (1992)
36.22%
Change
+9.6%
Highest
39.72%
in 2016
Lowest
36.22%
in 1992
Average
38.22%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.30%
Years of data
32
Recent years
| Year | % of land area |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.71% |
| 2022 | 39.71% |
| 2021 | 39.71% |
| 2020 | 39.71% |
| 2019 | 39.71% |
| 2018 | 39.71% |
| 2017 | 39.71% |
| 2016 | 39.72% |
| 2015 | 39.43% |
| 2014 | 39.16% |
| 2013 | 38.89% |
| 2012 | 38.62% |
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.