Forest area as share of land area in Croatia

Croatia: Forest area as share of land area was 34.78 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
34.78
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 216 countries
All-time high
34.78
in 2025
All-time low
33.06
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest area as share of land area in Croatia, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 33.11991: 33.11992: 33.21993: 33.21994: 33.31995: 33.41996: 33.41997: 33.51998: 33.61999: 33.62000: 33.72001: 33.72002: 33.82003: 33.92004: 33.92005: 342006: 34.12007: 34.12008: 34.22009: 34.22010: 34.32011: 34.32012: 34.32013: 34.32014: 34.32015: 34.32016: 34.42017: 34.52018: 34.52019: 34.62020: 34.72021: 34.72022: 34.72023: 34.72024: 34.82025: 34.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 34.78 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Croatia peaked at 34.78 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.06, in 1990.

Croatia ranks 98th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.34 33.06 33.62 10
2000s 33.97 33.68 34.25 10
2010s 34.4 34.31 34.6 10
2020s 34.72 34.66 34.78 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 95 Zimbabwe 35.58 compare
  2. 96 Lithuania 35.4 compare
  3. 97 Cuba 34.9 compare
  4. 99 Luxembourg 34.45 compare
  5. 100 Albania 34.34 compare
  6. 101 Tuvalu 34.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area as share of land area in Croatia?
Forest area as share of land area in Croatia was 34.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 34.78 in 2025.
What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.06 in 1990.
How does Croatia rank for forest area as share of land area?
Croatia ranks 98th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest area as share of land area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
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