What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Croatia?

The highest recorded value was 24,040 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Croatia?

The lowest recorded value was 11,690 sq. km in 2000.

How does Croatia rank for agricultural land?

Croatia ranks 130th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Croatia?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in Croatia

Name: Agricultural land in Croatia
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Croatia: Agricultural land was 14,860 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

14,860 sq. km

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

130th

of 210 countries

All-time high

24,040 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

11,690 sq. km

in 2000

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Croatia, 1961–2023

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 sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Croatia stood at 14,860 sq. km.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Croatia peaked at 24,040 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,690 sq. km, in 2000.

That places Croatia 130th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24,040 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	9
1970s	24,040 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	10
1980s	24,040 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	10
1990s	22,084 sq. km	19,350 sq. km	24,040 sq. km	10
2000s	12,132 sq. km	11,690 sq. km	12,996 sq. km	10
2010s	14,635 sq. km	13,261 sq. km	15,673 sq. km	10
2020s	14,788 sq. km	14,480 sq. km	15,050 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Croatia

127 Iceland 16,380 sq. km compare
128 South Korea 15,680 sq. km compare
129 Switzerland 14,932 sq. km compare
131 Oman 14,717 sq. km compare
132 Papua New Guinea 14,050 sq. km compare
133 Belgium 13,533 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Croatia

Agricultural raw materials exports 3.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Rural population 42.2% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
Rural population 1.64 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.98 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 539,590 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 5,914 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 3.19 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Croatia?: Agricultural land in Croatia was 14,860 sq. km 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 agricultural land recorded in Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 24,040 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 11,690 sq. km in 2000.
How does Croatia rank for agricultural land?: Croatia ranks 130th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Croatia?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.