Land use in Croatia
Croatia: Land use was 947,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 947,000 hectares for land use in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Croatia peaked at 1.32 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 876,000 hectares, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 114th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.20 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 935,200 hectares | 911,000 hectares | 957,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 932,050 hectares | 876,000 hectares | 988,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 945,750 hectares | 932,000 hectares | 968,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 111 Somalia 1.13 million hectares compare
- 112 Tajikistan 1.05 million hectares compare
- 113 Netherlands 1.04 million hectares compare
- 115 Belgium 886,359 hectares compare
- 116 El Salvador 881,000 hectares compare
- 117 Namibia 812,000 hectares compare
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 land use in Croatia?
- Land use in Croatia was 947,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 876,000 hectares in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for land use?
- Croatia ranks 114th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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