Agricultural land — Area in Croatia
Croatia: Agricultural land — Area was 1,467 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Croatia is 1,467 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Croatia peaked at 2,404 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,169 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Croatia 152nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Croatia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,404 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,272 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2,312 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,332 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,935 1000 ha | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,048 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 2,032 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,169 1000 ha | -42.5% |
| 2001 | 1,178 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,181 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,196 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,176 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,211 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,230 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,202 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,289 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,300 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,334 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,326 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,331 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,567 1000 ha | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 1,508 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,537 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,546 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,497 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,484 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,504 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,505 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,476 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,448 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,486 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,467 1000 ha | -1.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,467 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1,467 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area in Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -42.5% | 2,032 1000 ha | 1,169 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,160 1000 ha | 1,935 1000 ha | 2,404 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,213 1000 ha | 1,169 1000 ha | 1,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,463 1000 ha | 1,326 1000 ha | 1,567 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,476 1000 ha | 1,448 1000 ha | 1,505 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 149 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,521 1000 ha compare
- 150 Switzerland 1,490 1000 ha compare
- 151 Oman 1,479 1000 ha compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 1,405 1000 ha compare
- 154 Belgium 1,354 1000 ha compare
- 155 North Macedonia 1,241 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Croatia?
- Agricultural land — area in Croatia was 1,467 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,404 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,169 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Croatia ranks 152nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.