Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Croatia
Croatia: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 500,040 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 500,040 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Croatia peaked at 688,437 hectares in 1998 and was at its lowest, 459,710 hectares, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 100th of 186 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.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 594,024 hectares | — |
| 1993 | 643,293 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 628,545 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 633,234 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 613,609 hectares | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 635,593 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 688,437 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 627,230 hectares | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 561,516 hectares | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 583,987 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 578,927 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 559,821 hectares | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 567,051 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 543,551 hectares | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 560,116 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 556,418 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 561,332 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 563,446 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 552,508 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 543,158 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 589,156 hectares | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 586,869 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 497,948 hectares | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 492,151 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 536,172 hectares | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 466,211 hectares | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 459,710 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 490,870 hectares | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 535,770 hectares | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 519,780 hectares | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 519,280 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 539,590 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 500,040 hectares | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 632,996 hectares | 594,024 hectares | 688,437 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 563,616 hectares | 543,551 hectares | 583,987 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,475 hectares | 459,710 hectares | 589,156 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 522,892 hectares | 500,040 hectares | 539,590 hectares | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Croatia?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Croatia was 500,040 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 688,437 hectares in 1998.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 459,710 hectares in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Croatia ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.