Annual deforestation in Croatia
Croatia: Annual deforestation was 40 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation 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 40 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Croatia peaked at 330 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40 hectares per year, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 73rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40 hectares per year | 40 hectares per year | 40 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 70 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | 90 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 40 hectares per year | 40 hectares per year | 40 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 26.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3517 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0051 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0105 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Croatia?
- Annual deforestation in Croatia was 40 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 deforestation recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 330 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for annual deforestation?
- Croatia ranks 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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