Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in North Macedonia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in North Macedonia stood at 19.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in North Macedonia peaked at 23.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
That places North Macedonia 116th out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +83.4% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +262.2% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +1.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 19.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 19.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.1%, 92% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +262.2% | 4.4% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 2.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More energy & mining data for North Macedonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in North Macedonia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in North Macedonia was 19.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- North Macedonia ranks 116th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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