Arable land — Area in Croatia
Croatia: Arable land — Area was 852 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Croatia stood at 852 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Croatia peaked at 1,212 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 804 1000 ha, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 131st of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Croatia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,212 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,062 1000 ha | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 1,104 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1,117 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 986 1000 ha | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 983 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,089 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1,068 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 842 1000 ha | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 853 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 858 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 864 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 847 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 873 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 881 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 852 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 860.7 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 868.3 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 904.4 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 896.7 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 906.4 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 876.4 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 812.9 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 843.7 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 874 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 817 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 804 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 823 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 889 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 857 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 853 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 868 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 852 1000 ha | -1.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 852 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 852 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 64% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,078 1000 ha | 983 1000 ha | 1,212 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 859.9 1000 ha | 842 1000 ha | 881 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 855.85 1000 ha | 804 1000 ha | 906.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 863.8 1000 ha | 852 1000 ha | 889 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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 arable land — area in Croatia?
- Arable land — area in Croatia was 852 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,212 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 804 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for arable land — area?
- Croatia ranks 131st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Arable 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.