Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Croatia
Croatia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 500,040 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Croatia stood at 500,040 ha.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Croatia peaked at 688,437 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 459,710 ha, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 94th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Croatia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 594,024 ha | — |
| 1993 | 643,293 ha | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 628,545 ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 633,234 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 613,609 ha | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 635,593 ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 688,437 ha | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 627,230 ha | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 561,516 ha | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 583,987 ha | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 578,927 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 559,821 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 567,051 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 543,551 ha | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 560,116 ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 556,418 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 561,332 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 563,446 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 552,508 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 543,158 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 589,156 ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 586,869 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 497,948 ha | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 492,151 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 536,172 ha | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 466,211 ha | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 459,710 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 490,870 ha | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 535,770 ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 519,780 ha | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 519,280 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 539,590 ha | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 500,040 ha | -7.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 500,040 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 500,040 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 632,996 ha | 594,024 ha | 688,437 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 563,616 ha | 543,551 ha | 583,987 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,475 ha | 459,710 ha | 589,156 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 522,892 ha | 500,040 ha | 539,590 ha | 5 |
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Croatia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Croatia was 500,040 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 688,437 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 459,710 ha in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Croatia ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.