Forest land — Share in Land area in Croatia

Croatia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 34.75 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
34.75 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
114th
of 249 countries
All-time high
34.75 %
in 2024
All-time low
33.21 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Croatia, 1992–2024

01020301992200820241992: 33.2 %1993: 33.3 %1994: 33.3 %1995: 33.4 %1996: 33.4 %1997: 33.5 %1998: 33.6 %1999: 33.6 %2000: 33.7 %2001: 33.8 %2002: 33.8 %2003: 33.9 %2004: 33.9 %2005: 34 %2006: 34.1 %2007: 34.1 %2008: 34.2 %2009: 34.2 %2010: 34.3 %2011: 34.3 %2012: 34.3 %2013: 34.3 %2014: 34.3 %2015: 34.3 %2016: 34.4 %2017: 34.5 %2018: 34.5 %2019: 34.6 %2020: 34.7 %2021: 34.7 %2022: 34.7 %2023: 34.7 %2024: 34.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 34.75 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Croatia peaked at 34.75 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.21 %, in 1992.

That places Croatia 114th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Forest land — Share in Land area in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Share in Land area in Croatia, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 33.21 % —
1993 33.28 % +0.2%
1994 33.34 % +0.2%
1995 33.4 % +0.2%
1996 33.42 % +0.1%
1997 33.49 % +0.2%
1998 33.59 % +0.3%
1999 33.65 % +0.2%
2000 33.71 % +0.2%
2001 33.78 % +0.2%
2002 33.84 % +0.2%
2003 33.87 % +0.1%
2004 33.93 % +0.2%
2005 34 % +0.2%
2006 34.06 % +0.2%
2007 34.12 % +0.2%
2008 34.18 % +0.2%
2009 34.25 % +0.2%
2010 34.31 % +0.2%
2011 34.31 % +0.0%
2012 34.32 % +0.0%
2013 34.33 % +0.0%
2014 34.34 % +0.0%
2015 34.34 % +0.0%
2016 34.41 % +0.2%
2017 34.47 % +0.2%
2018 34.53 % +0.2%
2019 34.6 % +0.2%
2020 34.66 % +0.2%
2021 34.68 % +0.1%
2022 34.71 % +0.1%
2023 34.73 % +0.1%
2024 34.75 % +0.1%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 34.75 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 34.75 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.42 % 33.21 % 33.65 % 8
2000s 33.97 % 33.71 % 34.25 % 10
2010s 34.4 % 34.31 % 34.6 % 10
2020s 34.71 % 34.66 % 34.75 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Croatia?
Forest land — share in land area in Croatia was 34.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 34.75 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.21 % in 1992.
How does Croatia rank for forest land — share in land area?
Croatia ranks 114th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.