Albania vs North Macedonia: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 34.3% in Albania and 40.8% in North Macedonia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 6.5 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Albania.

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% of land · FAO

AlbaniaNorth MacedoniaWorld

What the numbers say

North Macedonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
In 2024, Albania ranked 99 and North Macedonia ranked 77 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

Year	Albania	North Macedonia	World
2024	34.3	40.8	–
2023	34.3	40.9	31.1
2022	34.3	41.1	31.1
2021	34.3	41.2	31.2
2020	34.3	41.3	31.2
2019	33.3	41	31.2
2018	32.2	40.6	31.3
2017	31.2	40.2	31.3
2016	30.1	39.8	31.3
2015	29.1	39.4	31.4
2014	29	39.2	31.4
2013	28.9	38.9	31.4
2012	28.8	38.6	31.5
2011	28.7	38.4	31.9
2010	28.5	38.1	32
2009	28.5	38.1	32
2008	28.5	38	32
2007	28.4	38	32.1
2006	28.4	37.7	32.1
2005	28.3	37.7	32.1
2004	28.3	37.7	32.2
2003	28.2	37.7	32.3
2002	28.2	37.7	32.3
2001	28.1	37.7	32.3
2000	28.1	37.7	32.4
1999	28.2	37.5	32.5
1998	28.2	37.3	32.5
1997	28.3	37.1	32.6
1996	28.4	36.9	32.7
1995	28.4	36.8	32.7
1994	28.5	36.6	32.8
1993	28.6	36.4	32.8
1992	28.7	36.2	33
1991	28.7	–	–
1990	28.8	–	–

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The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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