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
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.
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
- 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 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.