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🇲🇰 North Macedonia's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Population 1.82 Million, Europe.  Read key messages

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  • Emissions: North Macedonia emitted around 8.96 megatonnes CO2e in 2024, accounting for 0.02% of the global total.
  • Per person: Emissions were around 4.9 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
  • Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.147 megatonnes CO2e a year, or 1.47% yearly, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and warming of around 1.7 °C.
  • What drives it: CO2 accounts for 68% of emissions, methane 17%, F-gases 10% and nitrous oxide 5.1%.
  • Historic responsibility: Since 1851, North Macedonia's emissions have produced around 1,090 megatonnes CO2e of warming impact, 0.03% of the global total, or around 5 tonnes per person per year, rated high.
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 Most recent data from Global Carbon Project, Our World in Data, PRIMAP-hist