Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Croatia
Croatia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Croatia stood at 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Croatia peaked at 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Croatia 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Croatia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 60 Morocco 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Austria 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Armenia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Ethiopia 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Greece 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Croatia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Croatia was 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Croatia ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.