Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Macedonia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Macedonia is 3.22 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Macedonia peaked at 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.49 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places North Macedonia 102nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.842 terawatt-hours | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 0.63 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Macedonia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in North Macedonia was 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- North Macedonia ranks 102nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.