What is land use over the long-term in Croatia?

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 land use over the long-term recorded in Croatia?

The highest recorded value was 1.43 million hectares in 1100.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Croatia?

The lowest recorded value was 253,000 hectares in 2002.

How does Croatia rank for land use over the long-term?

Croatia ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is 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 Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Croatia

Name: Land use over the long-term in Croatia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Croatia: 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

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

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Croatia stood at 436,100 hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 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.

Land use over the long-term in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Land use over the long-term in Croatia, 1000 to 2025.
Year	hectares	Change
1000	1.06 million hectares	—
1100	1.43 million hectares	+34.5%
1200	1.20 million hectares	-16.6%
1300	925,972 hectares	-22.5%
1400	1.12 million hectares	+21.0%
1500	846,926 hectares	-24.4%
1600	842,893 hectares	-0.5%
1700	819,005 hectares	-2.8%
1710	773,172 hectares	-5.6%
1720	738,054 hectares	-4.5%
1730	698,781 hectares	-5.3%
1740	655,072 hectares	-6.3%
1750	606,630 hectares	-7.4%
1760	603,927 hectares	-0.4%
1770	599,992 hectares	-0.7%
1780	594,730 hectares	-0.9%
1790	588,038 hectares	-1.1%
1800	579,810 hectares	-1.4%
1810	585,448 hectares	+1.0%
1820	601,811 hectares	+2.8%
1830	618,006 hectares	+2.7%
1840	633,954 hectares	+2.6%
1850	649,565 hectares	+2.5%
1860	664,739 hectares	+2.3%
1870	709,794 hectares	+6.8%
1880	756,822 hectares	+6.6%
1890	805,722 hectares	+6.5%
1900	856,351 hectares	+6.3%
1910	908,509 hectares	+6.1%
1920	992,101 hectares	+9.2%
1930	1.08 million hectares	+9.0%
1940	1.18 million hectares	+8.7%
1950	1.27 million hectares	+8.4%
1951	1.28 million hectares	+0.4%
1952	1.28 million hectares	+0.4%
1953	1.29 million hectares	+0.4%
1954	1.29 million hectares	+0.4%
1955	1.30 million hectares	+0.3%
1956	1.30 million hectares	+0.3%
1957	1.30 million hectares	+0.3%
1958	1.31 million hectares	+0.2%
1959	1.31 million hectares	+0.2%
1960	1.32 million hectares	+0.9%
1961	1.32 million hectares	+0.0%
1962	1.31 million hectares	-1.1%
1963	1.29 million hectares	-1.4%
1964	1.29 million hectares	+0.3%
1965	1.30 million hectares	+0.3%
1966	1.30 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	1.29 million hectares	-0.5%
1968	1.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	1.29 million hectares	-0.3%
1970	1.29 million hectares	+0.3%
1971	1.28 million hectares	-1.2%
1972	1.28 million hectares	+0.2%
1973	1.28 million hectares	-0.3%
1974	1.28 million hectares	+0.2%
1975	1.28 million hectares	-0.0%
1976	1.27 million hectares	-0.6%
1977	1.27 million hectares	+0.2%
1978	1.28 million hectares	+0.4%
1979	1.28 million hectares	-0.2%
1980	1.29 million hectares	+0.9%
1981	1.29 million hectares	+0.3%
1982	1.28 million hectares	-0.6%
1983	1.28 million hectares	-0.0%
1984	1.28 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	1.28 million hectares	-0.4%
1986	1.28 million hectares	+0.2%
1987	1.28 million hectares	-0.2%
1988	1.28 million hectares	-0.2%
1989	1.28 million hectares	+0.1%
1990	1.28 million hectares	-0.1%
1991	1.09 million hectares	-15.0%
1992	1.08 million hectares	-0.6%
1993	1.09 million hectares	+1.3%
1994	1.09 million hectares	-0.2%
1995	1.10 million hectares	+0.7%
1996	824,000 hectares	-25.0%
1997	833,000 hectares	+1.1%
1998	830,000 hectares	-0.4%
1999	835,000 hectares	+0.6%
2000	258,000 hectares	-69.1%
2001	255,000 hectares	-1.2%
2002	253,000 hectares	-0.8%
2003	261,000 hectares	+3.2%
2004	259,000 hectares	-0.8%
2005	265,000 hectares	+2.3%
2006	273,000 hectares	+3.0%
2007	270,000 hectares	-1.1%
2008	342,400 hectares	+26.8%
2009	343,300 hectares	+0.3%
2010	345,400 hectares	+0.6%
2011	346,400 hectares	+0.3%
2012	345,600 hectares	-0.2%
2013	618,000 hectares	+78.8%
2014	618,000 hectares	+0.0%
2015	618,000 hectares	+0.0%
2016	600,000 hectares	-2.9%
2017	608,000 hectares	+1.3%
2018	608,000 hectares	+0.0%
2019	607,000 hectares	-0.2%
2020	537,000 hectares	-11.5%
2021	540,000 hectares	+0.6%
2022	516,000 hectares	-4.4%
2023	486,300 hectares	-5.8%
2024	461,200 hectares	-5.2%
2025	436,100 hectares	-5.4%

Croatia compared with similar countries

Croatia's 436,100 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224 hectares, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Croatia's 436,100 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million hectares, 37% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land use over the long-term 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
2013	+78.8%	345,600 hectares	618,000 hectares
2000	-69.1%	835,000 hectares	258,000 hectares
1100	+34.5%	1.06 million hectares	1.43 million hectares
2008	+26.8%	270,000 hectares	342,400 hectares
1996	-25.0%	1.10 million hectares	824,000 hectares

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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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
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)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0568 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Croatia?: 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 land use over the long-term recorded in Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 1.43 million hectares in 1100.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 253,000 hectares in 2002.
How does Croatia rank for land use over the long-term?: Croatia ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is 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 Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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