Marine protected areas in Croatia
Croatia: Marine protected areas was 9.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 174 countries
All-time high
9.3
in 2024
All-time low
2
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Croatia is 9.3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Croatia peaked at 9.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2013.
That places Croatia 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | — |
| 2014 | 9.1 | +355.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.74 | 2 | 9.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.1 | 9 | 9.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 48 Cameroon 11.4 compare
- 49 Italy 11 compare
- 50 Isle of Man 10.8 compare
- 52 Canada 9.2 compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 9.1 compare
- 54 American Samoa 8.7 compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Croatia?
- Marine protected areas in Croatia was 9.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for marine protected areas?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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