Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Croatia
Croatia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 74,120 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Croatia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Croatia stood at 74,120 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Croatia peaked at 90,168 hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 74,120 hectares, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 111th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,420 hectares | 82,671 hectares | 90,168 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 78,558 hectares | 75,516 hectares | 81,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,808 hectares | 74,712 hectares | 74,840 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,400 hectares | 74,120 hectares | 74,680 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Croatia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Croatia was 74,120 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 90,168 hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,120 hectares in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Croatia ranks 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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