What is the difference in projections for global peak agricultural land between Croatia and Iceland?

152,000 hectares, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Iceland?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Iceland: Projections for global peak agricultural land

Croatia

1.49 million hectares

in 2023

Iceland

1.64 million hectares

in 2023

Croatia rank

132nd

Iceland rank

129th

Projections for global peak agricultural land over time

Croatia
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.64 million hectares against 1.49 million hectares in Croatia, a difference of 152,000 hectares.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 132nd and Iceland ranks 129th of 227 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.16 million hectares	1.90 million hectares	263,000 hectares	Croatia
2000s	1.21 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	669,230 hectares	Iceland
2010s	1.46 million hectares	1.87 million hectares	408,890 hectares	Iceland
2020s	1.48 million hectares	1.81 million hectares	334,750 hectares	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections for global peak agricultural land, Croatia or Iceland?: Iceland, at 1.64 million hectares against 1.49 million hectares in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in projections for global peak agricultural land between Croatia and Iceland?: 152,000 hectares, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Iceland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Iceland rank globally for projections for global peak agricultural land?: Croatia ranks 132nd and Iceland ranks 129th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Projections for global peak agricultural land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,212 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.