Annual afforestation in Croatia
Croatia: Annual afforestation was 80 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Croatia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 80 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Croatia peaked at 270 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Croatia 59th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 270 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 160 hectares per year | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 190 hectares per year | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 30 hectares per year | -84.2% |
| 2020 | 80 hectares per year | +166.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 80 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 80 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270 hectares per year | 270 hectares per year | 270 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 160 hectares per year | 160 hectares per year | 160 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 110 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 190 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 80 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0568 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Croatia?
- Annual afforestation in Croatia was 80 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 270 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for annual afforestation?
- Croatia ranks 59th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.