Arable land use per person in Croatia
Croatia: Arable land use per person was 0.2249 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2249 hectares per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
51st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2649 hectares per person
in 1992
All-time low
0.1884 hectares per person
in 2000
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Arable land use per person in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Croatia stood at 0.2249 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Croatia peaked at 0.2649 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1884 hectares per person, in 2000.
Croatia ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2649 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2308 hectares per person | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2373 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2418 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2164 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2168 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2403 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2367 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1884 hectares per person | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1984 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1994 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2008 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1968 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2025 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2044 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1977 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1997 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2017 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2105 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2095 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2128 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.207 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1935 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2032 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2128 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2022 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2016 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2084 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2271 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2209 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2212 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2249 hectares per person | +1.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.2249 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.2249 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2356 hectares per person | 0.2164 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.199 hectares per person | 0.1884 hectares per person | 0.2044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2061 hectares per person | 0.1935 hectares per person | 0.2128 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2235 hectares per person | 0.2209 hectares per person | 0.2271 hectares per person | 4 |
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 arable land use per person in Croatia?
- Arable land use per person in Croatia was 0.2249 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2649 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1884 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for arable land use per person?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.