Share global forest in Croatia
Croatia: Share global forest was 0.047 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.047
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.047
in 2025
All-time low
0.0426
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.047 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Croatia peaked at 0.047 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0426, in 1990.
That places Croatia 112th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0426 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0428 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.043 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0432 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0433 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0435 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0437 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0441 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0445 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0446 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0447 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0449 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.045 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0451 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0453 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0455 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0456 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0457 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0458 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0458 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0459 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0459 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.046 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0461 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0462 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0466 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0467 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0467 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0468 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0469 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.047 | +0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.047 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 4.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.047 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0434 | 0.0426 | 0.0443 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.045 | 0.0445 | 0.0456 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.046 | 0.0457 | 0.0464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 | 0.0466 | 0.047 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1125 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.24 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Croatia?
- Share global forest in Croatia was 0.047 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for share global forest?
- Croatia ranks 112th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).