Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Croatia
Croatia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 36.54 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Croatia stood at 36.54 %.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Croatia peaked at 48.11 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21.42 %, in 2002.
That places Croatia 147th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.88 % | — |
| 1993 | 48.11 % | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 47.19 % | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 47.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.58 % | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 42.92 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 40.53 % | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 41.09 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 22.07 % | -46.3% |
| 2001 | 21.65 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 21.42 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 21.82 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 22.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.88 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 22.2 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 22.46 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.56 % | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 26.42 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 26.12 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 39.43 % | +51.8% |
| 2014 | 40.97 % | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 38.81 % | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 40.61 % | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 40.97 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.36 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 35.68 % | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 36.59 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 35.64 % | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 36.27 % | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 36.54 % | +0.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 36.54 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 85% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 36.54 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +51.8% | 25.97 % | 39.43 % |
| 2000 | -46.3% | 41.09 % | 22.07 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3 % | 40.53 % | 48.11 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.85 % | 21.42 % | 26.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.93 % | 25.9 % | 40.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.14 % | 35.64 % | 36.59 % | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 36.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Croatia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Croatia was 36.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.11 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.42 % in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Croatia ranks 147th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.