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

00.10.20.31992200720231992: 0.265 hectares per person1993: 0.231 hectares per person1994: 0.237 hectares per person1995: 0.242 hectares per person1996: 0.216 hectares per person1997: 0.217 hectares per person1998: 0.24 hectares per person1999: 0.237 hectares per person2000: 0.188 hectares per person2001: 0.198 hectares per person2002: 0.199 hectares per person2003: 0.201 hectares per person2004: 0.197 hectares per person2005: 0.203 hectares per person2006: 0.204 hectares per person2007: 0.198 hectares per person2008: 0.2 hectares per person2009: 0.202 hectares per person2010: 0.211 hectares per person2011: 0.209 hectares per person2012: 0.213 hectares per person2013: 0.207 hectares per person2014: 0.193 hectares per person2015: 0.203 hectares per person2016: 0.213 hectares per person2017: 0.202 hectares per person2018: 0.202 hectares per person2019: 0.208 hectares per person2020: 0.227 hectares per person2021: 0.221 hectares per person2022: 0.221 hectares per person2023: 0.225 hectares per person

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Czechia 0.2324 hectares per person compare
  2. 49 Tunisia 0.2321 hectares per person compare
  3. 50 North Macedonia 0.2276 hectares per person compare
  4. 52 Thailand 0.2208 hectares per person compare
  5. 53 Nicaragua 0.2203 hectares per person compare
  6. 54 Cameroon 0.2185 hectares per person compare

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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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.