Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia
Croatia: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 2,033 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2024, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia stood at 2,033 ha th.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia peaked at 2,049 ha th in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Croatia 27th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 72.2 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 2,019 ha th | +2696.4% |
| 2010 | 2,019 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,039 ha th | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,039 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,039 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,049 ha th | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,049 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,045 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,039 ha th | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,036 ha th | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,038 ha th | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,033 ha th | -0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2,033 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 6.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2696.4% | 72.2 ha th | 2,019 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,046 ha th | 72.2 ha th | 2,019 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,039 ha th | 2,019 ha th | 2,049 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,038 ha th | 2,033 ha th | 2,045 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Croatia was 2,033 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,049 ha th in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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