Agricultural irrigated land in Croatia
Croatia: Agricultural irrigated land was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Croatia, 2004–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.6% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Croatia peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Croatia ranks 59th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9% | — |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -65.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +182.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +37.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 60% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 53% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More agriculture & rural data for Croatia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4457 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4219 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Croatia?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Croatia was 1.6% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Croatia ranks 59th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.