Annual forest expansion in Croatia
Croatia: Annual forest expansion was 1,460 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Croatia is 1,460 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 198.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Croatia peaked at 3,830 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 490 hectares per year, in 2010.
That places Croatia 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,540 hectares per year | 3,540 hectares per year | 3,540 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,830 hectares per year | 3,830 hectares per year | 3,830 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,980 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | 3,470 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,460 hectares per year | 1,460 hectares per year | 1,460 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 forest expansion in Croatia?
- Annual forest expansion in Croatia was 1,460 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 forest expansion recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,830 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 490 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does Croatia rank for annual forest expansion?
- Croatia ranks 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.0%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).