Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Croatia
Croatia: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 15.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 15.5% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Croatia peaked at 21.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 67th of 206 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.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21.7% | — |
| 1993 | 19.0% | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 21.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Croatia?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Croatia was 15.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Croatia ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.