Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Croatia

Croatia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,872 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,872 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
115th
of 240 countries
All-time high
1,872 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
1,767 1000 ha
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Croatia, 1992–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1992200820251992: 1.8k 1000 ha1993: 1.8k 1000 ha1994: 1.8k 1000 ha1995: 1.8k 1000 ha1996: 1.8k 1000 ha1997: 1.8k 1000 ha1998: 1.8k 1000 ha1999: 1.8k 1000 ha2000: 1.8k 1000 ha2001: 1.8k 1000 ha2002: 1.8k 1000 ha2003: 1.8k 1000 ha2004: 1.8k 1000 ha2005: 1.8k 1000 ha2006: 1.8k 1000 ha2007: 1.8k 1000 ha2008: 1.8k 1000 ha2009: 1.8k 1000 ha2010: 1.8k 1000 ha2011: 1.8k 1000 ha2012: 1.8k 1000 ha2013: 1.8k 1000 ha2014: 1.8k 1000 ha2015: 1.8k 1000 ha2016: 1.9k 1000 ha2017: 1.9k 1000 ha2018: 1.9k 1000 ha2019: 1.9k 1000 ha2020: 1.9k 1000 ha2021: 1.9k 1000 ha2022: 1.9k 1000 ha2023: 1.9k 1000 ha2024: 1.9k 1000 ha2025: 1.9k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1,872 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Croatia peaked at 1,872 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,767 1000 ha, in 1992.

Croatia ranks 115th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Croatia, 1992 to 2025.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 1,767 1000 ha —
1993 1,771 1000 ha +0.3%
1994 1,776 1000 ha +0.3%
1995 1,781 1000 ha +0.3%
1996 1,785 1000 ha +0.3%
1997 1,790 1000 ha +0.3%
1998 1,794 1000 ha +0.3%
1999 1,799 1000 ha +0.3%
2000 1,803 1000 ha +0.3%
2001 1,808 1000 ha +0.2%
2002 1,812 1000 ha +0.2%
2003 1,816 1000 ha +0.2%
2004 1,820 1000 ha +0.2%
2005 1,824 1000 ha +0.2%
2006 1,828 1000 ha +0.2%
2007 1,833 1000 ha +0.2%
2008 1,837 1000 ha +0.2%
2009 1,841 1000 ha +0.2%
2010 1,845 1000 ha +0.2%
2011 1,846 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 1,846 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 1,846 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 1,847 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 1,847 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 1,851 1000 ha +0.2%
2017 1,854 1000 ha +0.2%
2018 1,858 1000 ha +0.2%
2019 1,861 1000 ha +0.2%
2020 1,865 1000 ha +0.2%
2021 1,866 1000 ha +0.1%
2022 1,868 1000 ha +0.1%
2023 1,869 1000 ha +0.1%
2024 1,871 1000 ha +0.1%
2025 1,872 1000 ha +0.1%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 1,872 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 4.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 1,872 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,783 1000 ha 1,767 1000 ha 1,799 1000 ha 8
2000s 1,822 1000 ha 1,803 1000 ha 1,841 1000 ha 10
2010s 1,850 1000 ha 1,845 1000 ha 1,861 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,868 1000 ha 1,865 1000 ha 1,872 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 112 Dominican Republic 2,031 1000 ha compare
  2. 113 Malawi 1,973 1000 ha compare
  3. 114 Sri Lanka 1,884 1000 ha compare
  4. 116 Uganda 1,853 1000 ha compare
  5. 117 Lithuania 1,627 1000 ha compare
  6. 118 Bangladesh 1,543 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Croatia?
Naturally regenerating forest — area in Croatia was 1,872 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1,872 1000 ha in 2025.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,767 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Croatia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Croatia ranks 115th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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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.