Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Croatia
Croatia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 9.58 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 9.58 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Croatia peaked at 19.66 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.52 %, in 2002.
That places Croatia 146th 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 Land area in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.3 % | — |
| 1993 | 19.55 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 19.51 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.66 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.72 % | -25.1% |
| 1997 | 14.88 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.85 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.93 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.61 % | -69.1% |
| 2001 | 4.56 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.52 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.66 % | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.63 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.74 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.88 % | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.82 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.12 % | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 6.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.17 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.04 % | +78.6% |
| 2014 | 11.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.72 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.86 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.6 % | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 9.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.22 % | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 9.63 % | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 9.58 % | -0.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.58 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 99% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.58 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 | +78.6% | 6.18 % | 11.04 % |
| 2000 | -69.1% | 14.93 % | 4.61 % |
| 2008 | +27.0% | 4.82 % | 6.12 % |
| 1996 | -25.1% | 19.66 % | 14.72 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.18 % | 14.72 % | 19.66 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.97 % | 4.52 % | 6.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 % | 6.17 % | 11.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 % | 9.22 % | 9.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Croatia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Croatia was 9.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 % in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Croatia ranks 146th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. 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.