North Macedonia

Southern Europe, Europe

CO2 emissions per person
3.63
t CO2/person/year · 2024
97th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.98
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
48th of 193 countries
Renewable energy share
16.0
% of primary energy · 2024
36th of 79 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
20.7
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
78th of 241 countries
19402025

North Macedonia in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2024

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

6.62 Mt CO2/year · 2024
-16% since 1994127th highest of 215 · 2024
0510190019502000high 1988low 1943

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

3.63 t CO2/person/year · 2024
-8.4% since 199497th highest of 213 · 2024
024190019502000high 1986low 1943

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.98 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+2.0 °C since 199548th highest of 193 · 2025
-2019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2024

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

1.53 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-32% since 1994152nd highest of 199 · 2024
0121850190019502000high 1984

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

8.08 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-48% since 1994152nd highest of 199 · 2024
020401850190019502000high 1991

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

0.46 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-47% since 1994151st highest of 201 · 2024
00.511850190019502000high 1984

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

42.4 kg CO2/person/year · 2015
+53% since 201387th highest of 142 · 2015
05010020132013.520142014.52015World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

16.0 % of primary energy · 2024
+9.2 pp since 199436th highest of 79 · 2024
010201990200020102020high 2010

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

84.0 % of primary energy · 2024
-9.2 pp since 199434th highest of 79 · 2024
0501001990200020102020low 2010

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

16,220 kWh/person/year · 2024
+14% since 199465th highest of 79 · 2024
05k10k15k1990200020102020high 2023low 2002

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

23.8 % of electricity · 2025
+24 pp since 19954th highest of 90 · 2025
010201990200020102020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

2.93 % of electricity · 2025
+2.9 pp since 199555th highest of 88 · 2025
01231990200020102020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

30.6 % of electricity · 2025
-56 pp since 199520th highest of 89 · 2025
0501990200020102020

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

2.49 % of electricity · 2025
+1.8 pp since 199538th highest of 90 · 2025
05101990200020102020high 2022low 2005

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

19.6 % of electricity · 2025
+20 pp since 199543rd highest of 87 · 2025
01020301990200020102020high 2021

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

2,036 ha/year · 2024
+1.7% since 2001112th highest of 197 · 2024
02k4k2005201020152020high 2009low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

40.7 % of land · 2025
+3.6 pp since 199579th highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldhigh 2020

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
89th highest of 194 · 2021
0102020002005201020152020high 2016

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.92 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-2.1% since 199465th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 2022

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

28.2 % of land area · 2024
+19 pp since 201346th highest of 213 · 2024
0102030201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

51.5 kg/person/year · 2023
+69% since 199398th highest of 176 · 2023
02040200020102020World

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

36.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
-34% since 199499th highest of 198 · 2023
02040199520002005201020152020low 2002

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

62.9 % living in cities · 2025
+3.2 pp since 1995130th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

52.5 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+36 pp since 200034th highest of 179 · 2022
0204020002005201020152020Worldlow 2013

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

2,948 m³/person/year · 2022
+11% since 199285th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k200020102020Worldlow 2001

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

80.8 % of population · 2024
+0.4 pp since 200084th highest of 159 · 2024
05020002005201020152020Worldlow 2004

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

796.5 mm/year · 2025
-9.4% since 1995119th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1972low 2000

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

3.00 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-11 pp since 199556th highest of 192 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1972low 2000

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

12.1 % of population · 2024
-0.8 pp since 2000140th highest of 145 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2004

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

20.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-21% since 199878th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2011

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-100% since 1991142nd highest of 168 · 2021
05001k1.5k1990200020102020low 2017

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

Fossil fuels still supply 84% of the energy used here, so switching your home to a genuinely renewable tariff matters.

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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