North Macedonia's forest cover rose from 36.6 % in 1994 to 39.7 % in 2023.
North Macedonia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
North Macedonia's forest area rose from 9,302 km in 1994 to 10,015 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
41st of 213 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia
North Macedonia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 9.7 % in 2013 to 29.0 % in 2025.
North Macedonia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 51.0 % in 1994 to 49.6 % in 2023.
North Macedonia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 23.9 % in 1994 to 16.5 % in 2023.
Air
North Macedonia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 33.8 in 1994 to 21.8 in 2023.
Water
North Macedonia's water stress rose from 28.8 % in 1996 to 40.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
85th of 181 · 26th in Europe & C. Asia
North Macedonia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 2,691 in 1993 to 2,948 in 2022.
Access
North Macedonia's safe drinking water rose from 80.4 % in 2000 to 80.8 % in 2024.
North Macedonia's safe sanitation fell from 12.9 % in 2000 to 12.1 % in 2024.