Share of land area that is protected in Croatia
Croatia: Share of land area that is protected was 38.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Croatia is 38.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Croatia peaked at 38.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 22nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.8% | — |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +175.4% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 38.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 38.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land area that is protected in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +175.4% | 13.8% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 13.8% | 38.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 share of land area that is protected in Croatia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Croatia was 38.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.