Arable land in Croatia
Croatia: Arable land was 0.2249 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.2249 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Croatia peaked at 0.2649 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1884 hectares per person, in 2000.
That places Croatia 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2649 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2308 hectares per person | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2373 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2418 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2164 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2168 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2403 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2367 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1884 hectares per person | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1984 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1994 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2008 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1968 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2025 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2044 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1977 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1997 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2017 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2105 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2095 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2128 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.207 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1935 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2032 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2128 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2022 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2016 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2084 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2271 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2209 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2212 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2249 hectares per person | +1.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.2249 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.2249 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2356 hectares per person | 0.2164 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.199 hectares per person | 0.1884 hectares per person | 0.2044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2061 hectares per person | 0.1935 hectares per person | 0.2128 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2235 hectares per person | 0.2209 hectares per person | 0.2271 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 arable land in Croatia?
- Arable land in Croatia was 0.2249 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2649 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1884 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for arable land?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.