Arable land use per person in Croatia
Croatia: Arable land use per person was 0.2249 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 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 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.