Agricultural land use, per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.385 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Croatia is 0.385 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Croatia peaked at 0.5254 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2616 hectares per person, in 2000.
Croatia ranks 97th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5254 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.4939 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.497 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5048 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4246 hectares per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.428 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4519 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4503 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2616 hectares per person | -41.9% |
| 2001 | 0.274 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2745 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2779 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2732 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.281 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2853 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2789 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2991 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3019 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3105 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3098 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3124 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3702 hectares per person | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.359 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3703 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3764 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3704 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.372 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3808 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3845 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3805 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3756 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.385 hectares per person | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -41.9% | 0.4503 hectares per person | 0.2616 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.472 hectares per person | 0.4246 hectares per person | 0.5254 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2807 hectares per person | 0.2616 hectares per person | 0.3019 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3532 hectares per person | 0.3098 hectares per person | 0.3808 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3814 hectares per person | 0.3756 hectares per person | 0.385 hectares per person | 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 land use, per capita in Croatia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Croatia was 0.385 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5254 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2616 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Croatia ranks 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.