Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia
Croatia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 1,320 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,320 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 235 countries
All-time high
3,520 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
400 hectares
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia stood at 1,320 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 230.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia peaked at 3,520 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 400 hectares, in 2011.
Croatia ranks 54th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,500 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 400 hectares | -88.6% |
| 2012 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,520 hectares | +780.0% |
| 2017 | 3,520 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,520 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,520 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,520 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,320 hectares | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 1,320 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,320 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,320 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,320 hectares | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,320 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002 hectares, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,958 hectares | 400 hectares | 3,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,687 hectares | 1,320 hectares | 3,520 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 51 Saudi Arabia 1,500 hectares compare
- 51 South Sudan 1,500 hectares compare
- 53 Haiti 1,400 hectares compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 hectares compare
- 56 Iceland 964 hectares compare
- 57 El Salvador 836.01 hectares compare
More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0568 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Croatia was 1,320 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,520 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 hectares in 2011.
- How does Croatia rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Croatia ranks 54th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.0%. 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.