North Macedonia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in North Macedonia was 10,015 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,017 in 2016 and a minimum value of 9,120 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 9,120
1991 9,120
1992 9,211
1993 9,257
1994 9,302
1995 9,348
1996 9,393
1997 9,439
1998 9,484
1999 9,530
2000 9,576
2001 9,578
2002 9,581
2003 9,584
2004 9,587
2005 9,590
2006 9,593
2007 9,596
2008 9,599
2009 9,601
2010 9,604
2011 9,672
2012 9,740
2013 9,808
2014 9,876
2015 9,944
2016 10,017
2017 10,015
2018 10,015
2019 10,015
2020 10,015

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in North Macedonia was 39.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 39.72 in 2016, while its lowest value was 35.86 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 35.86
1991 35.86
1992 36.22
1993 36.40
1994 36.58
1995 36.76
1996 36.94
1997 37.12
1998 37.30
1999 37.48
2000 37.65
2001 37.67
2002 37.68
2003 37.69
2004 37.70
2005 37.71
2006 37.72
2007 38.03
2008 38.04
2009 38.07
2010 38.08
2011 38.35
2012 38.62
2013 38.89
2014 39.16
2015 39.43
2016 39.72
2017 39.71
2018 39.71
2019 39.71
2020 39.71

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use