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North Macedonia

Location

  • Geographical region: Southern Europe, Europe
  • SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 25,220 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 50% agriculture, 40% forest and 10% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 2,057,679 people (2022)
  • Population density: 82 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 59% lives in urban areas and 42% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 33,018,242,862 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 16,046 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 7% from agriculture, 57% from services and 23% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in North Macedonia

  • Drinking water

    80 % of the population in North Macedonia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    12 % of the population in North Macedonia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    100 % of the population in North Macedonia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    5 % of domestic wastewater in North Macedonia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    72 % of monitored water bodies in North Macedonia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    6 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in North Macedonia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    38 % of the renewable water resources in North Macedonia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    39 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in North Macedonia (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    13 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in North Macedonia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    11 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by North Macedonia in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in North Macedonia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2014)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in North Macedonia, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in North Macedonia, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in North Macedonia, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in North Macedonia, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in North Macedonia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in North Macedonia, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in North Macedonia (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in North Macedonia, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 619 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,072 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 267 m3 per capita (2007)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in North Macedonia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in North Macedonia, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in North Macedonia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in North Macedonia, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in North Macedonia, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by North Macedonia, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by North Macedonia in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in North Macedonia, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in North Macedonia (2014)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in North Macedonia, progress over time, by sub-sector