Bhutan vs Croatia: Land use over the long-term

Bhutan
413,000 hectares
in 2025
Croatia
436,100 hectares
in 2025
Bhutan rank
127th
Croatia rank
125th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Bhutan
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 436,100 hectares against 413,000 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 23,100 hectares.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 127th and Croatia ranks 125th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Croatia in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Croatia Difference Ahead
1000s 43,361 hectares 1.06 million hectares 1.02 million hectares Croatia
1100s 41,827 hectares 1.43 million hectares 1.39 million hectares Croatia
1200s 40,172 hectares 1.20 million hectares 1.16 million hectares Croatia
1300s 42,204 hectares 925,972 hectares 883,768 hectares Croatia
1400s 43,650 hectares 1.12 million hectares 1.08 million hectares Croatia
1500s 51,205 hectares 846,926 hectares 795,721 hectares Croatia
1600s 63,116 hectares 842,893 hectares 779,777 hectares Croatia
1700s 71,178 hectares 819,005 hectares 747,826 hectares Croatia
1710s 77,676 hectares 773,172 hectares 695,496 hectares Croatia
1720s 78,112 hectares 738,054 hectares 659,942 hectares Croatia
1730s 78,510 hectares 698,781 hectares 620,271 hectares Croatia
1740s 78,868 hectares 655,072 hectares 576,204 hectares Croatia
1750s 79,179 hectares 606,630 hectares 527,451 hectares Croatia
1760s 79,440 hectares 603,927 hectares 524,487 hectares Croatia
1770s 79,645 hectares 599,992 hectares 520,347 hectares Croatia
1780s 79,788 hectares 594,730 hectares 514,942 hectares Croatia
1790s 79,863 hectares 588,038 hectares 508,175 hectares Croatia
1800s 79,860 hectares 579,810 hectares 499,950 hectares Croatia
1810s 79,772 hectares 585,448 hectares 505,676 hectares Croatia
1820s 84,936 hectares 601,811 hectares 516,875 hectares Croatia
1830s 90,311 hectares 618,006 hectares 527,695 hectares Croatia
1840s 95,876 hectares 633,954 hectares 538,078 hectares Croatia
1850s 101,602 hectares 649,565 hectares 547,963 hectares Croatia
1860s 107,444 hectares 664,739 hectares 557,295 hectares Croatia
1870s 115,861 hectares 709,794 hectares 593,933 hectares Croatia
1880s 124,568 hectares 756,822 hectares 632,254 hectares Croatia
1890s 133,448 hectares 805,722 hectares 672,274 hectares Croatia
1900s 142,320 hectares 856,351 hectares 714,031 hectares Croatia
1910s 150,910 hectares 908,509 hectares 757,599 hectares Croatia
1920s 171,503 hectares 992,101 hectares 820,598 hectares Croatia
1930s 192,843 hectares 1.08 million hectares 888,197 hectares Croatia
1940s 213,430 hectares 1.18 million hectares 961,700 hectares Croatia
1950s 238,694 hectares 1.29 million hectares 1.06 million hectares Croatia
1960s 251,800 hectares 1.30 million hectares 1.05 million hectares Croatia
1970s 260,400 hectares 1.28 million hectares 1.02 million hectares Croatia
1980s 280,200 hectares 1.28 million hectares 1.00 million hectares Croatia
1990s 370,000 hectares 1.00 million hectares 634,559 hectares Croatia
2000s 406,400 hectares 277,970 hectares 128,430 hectares Bhutan
2010s 410,600 hectares 531,440 hectares 120,840 hectares Croatia
2020s 413,000 hectares 496,100 hectares 83,100 hectares Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Bhutan or Croatia?
Croatia, at 436,100 hectares against 413,000 hectares in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Bhutan and Croatia?
23,100 hectares, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Croatia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Croatia rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Bhutan ranks 127th and Croatia ranks 125th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.