North Macedonia — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for North Macedonia, 1992–2024.
Forest area for North Macedonia was 40.81% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 41.33% in 2020. The lowest was 36.22% in 1992 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.37% 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 32.02%, so North Macedonia sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 4%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 12 of 57 economies; Slovak Republic (40.32%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 186 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 90th of 201 in 1992 → 86th of 207 in 2000 → 84th of 209 in 2010 → 78th of 214 in 2020 → 77th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 40.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 41.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 41.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 40.95% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 40.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 40.19% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 39.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 39.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 39.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 38.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 38.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 38.35% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 38.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 38.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 38.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 38.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 37.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 37.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 37.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 37.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 37.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 37.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 37.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 37.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 37.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 36.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 36.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 36.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 36.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was North Macedonia’s Forest area in 1993?
36.4% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is North Macedonia’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +12.7% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 40.81%; 2023: 40.94%; 2022: 41.07%; 2021: 41.2%; 2020: 41.33%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.