This dashboard shows climate emissions data for Macedonia using open sources. It tracks total economy-wide emissions and how different gases contribute over time. We exclude land-use and forestry data to keep the numbers consistent and comparable year to year.
This dashboard shows climate emissions data for Macedonia using open sources. It tracks total economy-wide emissions and how different gases contribute over time. We exclude land-use and forestry data to keep the numbers consistent and comparable year to year.
Total emissions in 2022 (excluding land & forestry).
Long-term trend compared to 1990.
Main contributor to emissions.
Data source: Climate Watch (WRI). Units: MtCO₂e. Scope: Total excluding LULUCF.
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Based on the Sustainable Development Report dataset.
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You are looking at Macedonia’s environmental “health check.” This page tracks two massive systems that shape your daily life.
The Golden Rule
Do not read these numbers as abstract statistics. Read them as bills, heatwaves, and air quality.
The headline number is 11.79 MtCO₂e. That stands for million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It’s how we measure the total warming power of the country.
The Takeaway: Macedonia has reduced emissions by about 12% since 1990. That sounds positive, but it is slow motion progress. We peaked in the mid-90s and have been drifting downward ever since. We aren’t plummeting; we’re gliding. To stop climate change, we need to plummet.
Why is the chart dominated by CO₂? Because energy is the main character in this story.
What this means for you: You cannot solve this problem by just recycling plastic or planting a few trees. About 68% of the country’s climate pollution comes from how we make power and heat our homes.
The hard truth: Unless we overhaul the energy grid, the total number will barely move.
Your dashboard shows high scores. Do not just celebrate them. Interrogate them.
Reality check: You might look at a 93.6 score and ask: “Have they seen the air in Skopje during winter?”
This score can be deceptive. It measures things like lack of slums and access to basic water. It often fails to capture severe air pollution, traffic chaos, or urban heat islands.
Verdict: The infrastructure is there (high score), but quality of life is choking (low reality).
Reality check: A high score with a flat trend is a warning sign.
It usually means the easy gains happened years ago. Now we are stuck.
Verdict: We are coasting on past successes. Without new, aggressive policy, this line stays flat while summers get hotter.
Macedonia is in a state of “Passive Progress.”
What needs to happen? We need to attack the 8.01 Mt monster in the room: Energy. Until the power grid gets cleaner, the sustainability score is just a number on a screen, not a reality in your lungs.
Looking closely at 2019–2022:
The insight: We didn’t “fix” anything in 2020. We turned the economy off. Once life restarted, emissions bounced back. That’s a sign structural change hasn’t happened yet.
What this means: Macedonia does not hide its pollution in other countries. Some richer states keep their air clean by moving dirty industries and waste abroad. On paper they look “green”, but the pollution still exists, just somewhere else.
The context: Macedonia doesn’t benefit much from this system. We are more often on the receiving end of it, through waste imports and low-quality goods — rather than exporting our pollution away.
The implication: Our environmental problems are shaped by both local pollution and unfair global trade practices.
None of this means we are powerless. Progress is not automatic. It is built through consistent action.
Activism does not have to be loud to be effective. Showing up matters. ♡