Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Croatia

Croatia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Croatia, 1991–2025

00.050.10.150.21991200820251991: 0.189 %1992: 0.188 %1993: 0.188 %1994: 0.188 %1995: 0.187 %1996: 0.187 %1997: 0.187 %1998: 0.186 %1999: 0.186 %2000: 0.186 %2001: 0.185 %2002: 0.185 %2003: 0.185 %2004: 0.184 %2005: 0.184 %2006: 0.184 %2007: 0.183 %2008: 0.183 %2009: 0.183 %2010: 0.182 %2011: 0.021 %2012: 0.021 %2013: 0.021 %2014: 0.021 %2015: 0.021 %2016: 0.183 %2017: 0.182 %2018: 0.182 %2019: 0.182 %2020: 0.181 %2021: 0.068 %2022: 0.068 %2023: 0.068 %2024: 0.068 %2025: 0.068 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 0.1% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 225.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Croatia peaked at 0.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.

Croatia ranks 67th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Croatia?
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Croatia was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
How does Croatia rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Croatia ranks 67th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 225.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.