Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0055 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North Macedonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.0055 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.0055 sq. km per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 sq. km per person, in 1992.
That places North Macedonia 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.005 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.005 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.0055 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.0055 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0025 sq. km per person, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 64 Micronesia (country) 0.0057 sq. km per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.0056 sq. km per person compare
- 66 Mali 0.0056 sq. km per person compare
- 68 Malaysia 0.0054 sq. km per person compare
- 69 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0054 sq. km per person compare
- 70 French Polynesia 0.0053 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2493 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1515 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6876 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 626.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in North Macedonia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in North Macedonia was 0.0055 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 sq. km per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 sq. km per person in 1992.
- How does North Macedonia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.