Land area in hectares in Croatia

Croatia: Land area in hectares was 5.60 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
5.60 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 233 countries
All-time high
5.60 million hectares
in 1996
All-time low
5.59 million hectares
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land area in hectares in Croatia, 1992–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M1992200720231992: 5.6M hectares1993: 5.6M hectares1994: 5.6M hectares1995: 5.6M hectares1996: 5.6M hectares1997: 5.6M hectares1998: 5.6M hectares1999: 5.6M hectares2000: 5.6M hectares2001: 5.6M hectares2002: 5.6M hectares2003: 5.6M hectares2004: 5.6M hectares2005: 5.6M hectares2006: 5.6M hectares2007: 5.6M hectares2008: 5.6M hectares2009: 5.6M hectares2010: 5.6M hectares2011: 5.6M hectares2012: 5.6M hectares2013: 5.6M hectares2014: 5.6M hectares2015: 5.6M hectares2016: 5.6M hectares2017: 5.6M hectares2018: 5.6M hectares2019: 5.6M hectares2020: 5.6M hectares2021: 5.6M hectares2022: 5.6M hectares2023: 5.6M hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Croatia is 5.60 million hectares, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Croatia peaked at 5.60 million hectares in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.59 million hectares, in 1992.

That places Croatia 125th out of 233 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.59 million hectares 5.59 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 8
2000s 5.59 million hectares 5.59 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 10
2010s 5.60 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 10
2020s 5.60 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 5.60 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 122 Lithuania 6.26 million hectares compare
  2. 123 Latvia 6.22 million hectares compare
  3. 124 Sri Lanka 6.19 million hectares compare
  4. 126 Togo 5.44 million hectares compare
  5. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.12 million hectares compare
  6. 128 Costa Rica 5.11 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Croatia?
Land area in hectares in Croatia was 5.60 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 5.60 million hectares in 1996.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.59 million hectares in 1992.
How does Croatia rank for land area in hectares?
Croatia ranks 125th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. 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.