Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2555 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in North Macedonia, 1952–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Macedonia is 0.2555 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Macedonia peaked at 0.6733 kilograms per international-$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2314 kilograms per international-$, in 2021.
That places North Macedonia 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5494 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4857 kilograms per international-$ | 0.595 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.5561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4847 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6245 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5535 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5038 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5945 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5564 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4981 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5982 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5863 kilograms per international-$ | 0.484 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6733 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4674 kilograms per international-$ | 0.379 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5224 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2432 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3803 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2482 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2314 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2576 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 51 United Arab Emirates 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 52 United States 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 53 Poland 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 55 Dominica 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 56 Thailand 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 57 Ecuador 0.2403 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for North Macedonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 1.82 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.15 million (2025)
- Urban population 62.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.63 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 538.00 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.63 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.63 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Macedonia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in North Macedonia was 0.2555 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6733 kilograms per international-$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2314 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).