Grazing land use over the long-term in Croatia
Croatia: Grazing land use over the long-term was 436,100 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
436,100 hectares
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
125th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.43 million hectares
in 1100
All-time low
253,000 hectares
in 2002
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Croatia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 436,100 hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Croatia peaked at 1.43 million hectares in 1100 and was at its lowest, 253,000 hectares, in 2002.
That places Croatia 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.06 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.20 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 925,972 hectares | 925,972 hectares | 925,972 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.12 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 846,926 hectares | 846,926 hectares | 846,926 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 842,893 hectares | 842,893 hectares | 842,893 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 819,005 hectares | 819,005 hectares | 819,005 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 773,172 hectares | 773,172 hectares | 773,172 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 738,054 hectares | 738,054 hectares | 738,054 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 698,781 hectares | 698,781 hectares | 698,781 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 655,072 hectares | 655,072 hectares | 655,072 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 606,630 hectares | 606,630 hectares | 606,630 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 603,927 hectares | 603,927 hectares | 603,927 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 599,992 hectares | 599,992 hectares | 599,992 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 594,730 hectares | 594,730 hectares | 594,730 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 588,038 hectares | 588,038 hectares | 588,038 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 579,810 hectares | 579,810 hectares | 579,810 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 585,448 hectares | 585,448 hectares | 585,448 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 601,811 hectares | 601,811 hectares | 601,811 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 618,006 hectares | 618,006 hectares | 618,006 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 633,954 hectares | 633,954 hectares | 633,954 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 649,565 hectares | 649,565 hectares | 649,565 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 664,739 hectares | 664,739 hectares | 664,739 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 709,794 hectares | 709,794 hectares | 709,794 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 756,822 hectares | 756,822 hectares | 756,822 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 805,722 hectares | 805,722 hectares | 805,722 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 856,351 hectares | 856,351 hectares | 856,351 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 908,509 hectares | 908,509 hectares | 908,509 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 992,101 hectares | 992,101 hectares | 992,101 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.08 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million hectares | 824,000 hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,970 hectares | 253,000 hectares | 343,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 531,440 hectares | 345,400 hectares | 618,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 496,100 hectares | 436,100 hectares | 540,000 hectares | 6 |
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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 grazing land use over the long-term in Croatia?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Croatia was 436,100 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million hectares in 1100.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,000 hectares in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Croatia ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.