Change forest area share total in Croatia
Croatia: Change forest area share total was 0.0678 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.0678 for change forest area share total 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, change forest area share total in Croatia peaked at 0.1888 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0208, 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.
Change forest area share total in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1888 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1885 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1881 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1878 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1874 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1871 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1867 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1864 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.186 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1857 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1853 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.185 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1846 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1843 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.184 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1836 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1833 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.183 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1826 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1823 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 | -88.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1828 | +778.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1825 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1821 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1818 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1815 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.068 | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 0.068 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0679 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0678 | -0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.0678 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 95% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +778.4% | 0.0208 | 0.1828 |
| 2011 | -88.6% | 0.1823 | 0.0208 |
| 2021 | -62.5% | 0.1815 | 0.068 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1874 | 0.186 | 0.1888 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1841 | 0.1826 | 0.1857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1016 | 0.0208 | 0.1828 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0868 | 0.0678 | 0.1815 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1125 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.24 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 36.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Croatia?
- Change forest area share total in Croatia was 0.0678 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1888 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for change forest area share total?
- Croatia ranks 67th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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