Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Croatia
Croatia: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 63 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Croatia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 63 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Croatia peaked at 76 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.4 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Croatia 93rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Croatia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.62 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 30.15 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 30 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 30 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 31 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 34 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 36 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 39 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 40 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 39.1 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 27.4 1000 ha | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 76 1000 ha | +177.4% |
| 2015 | 73 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 66 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 69 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 64 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 71 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 64 1000 ha | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 65 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63 1000 ha | -3.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 63 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 63 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.4 1000 ha, 68% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +177.4% | 27.4 1000 ha | 76 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.09 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 39 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.65 1000 ha | 27.4 1000 ha | 76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2 1000 ha | 63 1000 ha | 73 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 90 Philippines 72.49 1000 ha compare
- 91 Burundi 71.73 1000 ha compare
- 92 Ireland 71 1000 ha compare
- 94 Melanesia 60.95 1000 ha compare
- 95 Congo 60.19 1000 ha compare
- 96 New Zealand 57.12 1000 ha compare
- 96 Australia and New Zealand 57.12 1000 ha compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Croatia?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Croatia was 63 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 76 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Croatia ranks 93rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.