Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Croatia
Croatia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Croatia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.0% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Croatia peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Croatia 76th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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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 annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Croatia?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Croatia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Croatia ranks 76th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.