What is land area in Croatia?

Land area in Croatia was 55,960 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Croatia?

The highest recorded value was 55,980 sq. km in 1996.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Croatia?

The lowest recorded value was 55,910 sq. km in 1992.

How does Croatia rank for land area?

Croatia ranks 124th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Croatia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Croatia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Croatia

Name: Land area in Croatia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Croatia: Land area was 55,960 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

55,960 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

124th

of 216 countries

All-time high

55,980 sq. km

in 1996

All-time low

55,910 sq. km

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2023

Land area in Croatia, 1992–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Croatia stood at 55,960 sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Croatia peaked at 55,980 sq. km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 55,910 sq. km, in 1992.

Croatia ranks 124th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	55,928 sq. km	55,910 sq. km	55,980 sq. km	8
2000s	55,948 sq. km	55,912 sq. km	55,964 sq. km	10
2010s	55,964 sq. km	55,964 sq. km	55,964 sq. km	10
2020s	55,960 sq. km	55,960 sq. km	55,960 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Croatia

121 Lithuania 62,600 sq. km compare
122 Latvia 62,230 sq. km compare
123 Sri Lanka 61,860 sq. km compare
125 Togo 54,390 sq. km compare
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 sq. km compare
127 Costa Rica 51,060 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 land area in Croatia?: Land area in Croatia was 55,960 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 55,980 sq. km in 1996.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 55,910 sq. km in 1992.
How does Croatia rank for land area?: Croatia ranks 124th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Croatia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.