Forest area in Croatia

Forests covered 34.8% of the land area of Croatia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1992.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2024 34.8% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 34.7%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Croatia (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 96th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Croatia over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 34.8% –
2023 34.7% 40.1%
2022 34.7% 40.0%
2021 34.7% 40.0%
2020 34.7% 39.9%
2019 34.6% 39.9%
2018 34.5% 39.8%
2017 34.5% 39.8%
2016 34.4% 39.7%
2015 34.3% 39.7%
2014 34.3% 39.6%
2013 34.3% 39.5%
2012 34.3% 39.4%
2011 34.3% 39.4%
2010 34.3% 39.3%
2009 34.2% 39.2%
2008 34.2% 39.1%
2007 34.1% 38.9%
2006 34.1% 38.8%
2005 34.0% 38.7%
2004 33.9% 38.6%
2003 33.9% 38.4%
2002 33.8% 38.3%
2001 33.8% 38.2%
2000 33.7% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 34.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 34.3%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Croatia has the 96th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1992 to 2024 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)