Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Croatia

Croatia: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 18,827 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,827 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 12 countries
All-time high
18,827 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
17,668 Square kilometres
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Croatia, 1992–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1992200720231992: 17.7k Square kilometres1993: 17.7k Square kilometres1994: 17.8k Square kilometres1995: 17.8k Square kilometres1996: 17.9k Square kilometres1997: 17.9k Square kilometres1998: 17.9k Square kilometres1999: 18.0k Square kilometres2000: 18.0k Square kilometres2001: 18.1k Square kilometres2002: 18.1k Square kilometres2003: 18.2k Square kilometres2004: 18.2k Square kilometres2005: 18.2k Square kilometres2006: 18.3k Square kilometres2007: 18.3k Square kilometres2008: 18.4k Square kilometres2009: 18.4k Square kilometres2010: 18.5k Square kilometres2011: 18.5k Square kilometres2012: 18.5k Square kilometres2013: 18.5k Square kilometres2014: 18.5k Square kilometres2015: 18.5k Square kilometres2016: 18.5k Square kilometres2017: 18.6k Square kilometres2018: 18.6k Square kilometres2019: 18.7k Square kilometres2020: 18.7k Square kilometres2021: 18.7k Square kilometres2022: 18.8k Square kilometres2023: 18.8k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Croatia stood at 18,827 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Croatia peaked at 18,827 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,668 Square kilometres, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Croatia, 1992 to 2023.
Year Square kilometres Change
1992 17,668 Square kilometres —
1993 17,714 Square kilometres +0.3%
1994 17,760 Square kilometres +0.3%
1995 17,805 Square kilometres +0.3%
1996 17,851 Square kilometres +0.3%
1997 17,897 Square kilometres +0.3%
1998 17,943 Square kilometres +0.3%
1999 17,988 Square kilometres +0.3%
2000 18,034 Square kilometres +0.3%
2001 18,076 Square kilometres +0.2%
2002 18,118 Square kilometres +0.2%
2003 18,159 Square kilometres +0.2%
2004 18,201 Square kilometres +0.2%
2005 18,243 Square kilometres +0.2%
2006 18,285 Square kilometres +0.2%
2007 18,326 Square kilometres +0.2%
2008 18,368 Square kilometres +0.2%
2009 18,410 Square kilometres +0.2%
2010 18,452 Square kilometres +0.2%
2011 18,456 Square kilometres +0.0%
2012 18,460 Square kilometres +0.0%
2013 18,464 Square kilometres +0.0%
2014 18,468 Square kilometres +0.0%
2015 18,472 Square kilometres +0.0%
2016 18,493 Square kilometres +0.1%
2017 18,583 Square kilometres +0.5%
2018 18,624 Square kilometres +0.2%
2019 18,665 Square kilometres +0.2%
2020 18,705 Square kilometres +0.2%
2021 18,746 Square kilometres +0.2%
2022 18,786 Square kilometres +0.2%
2023 18,827 Square kilometres +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,828 Square kilometres 17,668 Square kilometres 17,988 Square kilometres 8
2000s 18,222 Square kilometres 18,034 Square kilometres 18,410 Square kilometres 10
2010s 18,513 Square kilometres 18,452 Square kilometres 18,665 Square kilometres 10
2020s 18,766 Square kilometres 18,705 Square kilometres 18,827 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 2 Türkiye 219,565 Square kilometres compare
  2. 2 Madagascar 120,782 Square kilometres compare
  3. 2 Russia 7.96 million Square kilometres compare
  4. 3 Brazil 4.81 million Square kilometres compare
  5. 3 Viet Nam 103,510 Square kilometres compare
  6. 4 Canada 3.27 million Square kilometres compare
  7. 4 Latvia 29,396 Square kilometres compare
  8. 4 Equatorial Guinea 22,984 Square kilometres compare
  9. 5 Estonia 22,227 Square kilometres compare
  10. 5 United States 2.82 million Square kilometres compare
  11. 6 Poland 20,540 Square kilometres compare
  12. 6 China 1.38 million Square kilometres compare
  13. 7 Australia 1.32 million Square kilometres compare
  14. 7 Lithuania 15,854 Square kilometres compare
  15. 7 Fiji 9,410 Square kilometres compare
  16. 8 Slovenia 11,864 Square kilometres compare
  17. 8 Eswatini 4,054 Square kilometres compare
  18. 8 Indonesia 859,255 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Croatia?
Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Croatia was 18,827 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 18,827 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,668 Square kilometres in 1992.
How does Croatia rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
Croatia ranks 5th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,126 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata