Drained organic soils — Area in Croatia

Croatia: Drained organic soils — Area was 330.35 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
330.35 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 221 countries
All-time high
345.77 ha
in 2007
All-time low
251.09 ha
in 1996
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Croatia, 1992–2024

01002003001992200820241992: 262.1 ha1993: 262.1 ha1994: 262.1 ha1995: 262.1 ha1996: 251.1 ha1997: 251.1 ha1998: 251.1 ha1999: 251.1 ha2000: 251.1 ha2001: 326 ha2002: 314.9 ha2003: 314.9 ha2004: 259.9 ha2005: 259.9 ha2006: 259.9 ha2007: 345.8 ha2008: 345.8 ha2009: 345.8 ha2010: 345.8 ha2011: 345.8 ha2012: 345.8 ha2013: 345.8 ha2014: 345.8 ha2015: 345.8 ha2016: 345.8 ha2017: 345.8 ha2018: 345.8 ha2019: 330.4 ha2020: 330.4 ha2021: 330.4 ha2022: 330.4 ha2023: 330.4 ha2024: 330.4 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 330.35 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Croatia peaked at 345.77 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 251.09 ha, in 1996.

That places Croatia 95th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Croatia, 1992 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1992 262.11 ha —
1993 262.11 ha +0.0%
1994 262.11 ha +0.0%
1995 262.11 ha +0.0%
1996 251.09 ha -4.2%
1997 251.09 ha +0.0%
1998 251.09 ha +0.0%
1999 251.09 ha +0.0%
2000 251.09 ha +0.0%
2001 325.96 ha +29.8%
2002 314.95 ha -3.4%
2003 314.95 ha +0.0%
2004 259.88 ha -17.5%
2005 259.88 ha +0.0%
2006 259.88 ha +0.0%
2007 345.77 ha +33.0%
2008 345.77 ha +0.0%
2009 345.77 ha +0.0%
2010 345.77 ha +0.0%
2011 345.77 ha +0.0%
2012 345.77 ha +0.0%
2013 345.77 ha +0.0%
2014 345.77 ha +0.0%
2015 345.77 ha +0.0%
2016 345.77 ha +0.0%
2017 345.77 ha +0.0%
2018 345.77 ha +0.0%
2019 330.35 ha -4.5%
2020 330.35 ha +0.0%
2021 330.35 ha +0.0%
2022 330.35 ha +0.0%
2023 330.35 ha +0.0%
2024 330.35 ha +0.0%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 330.35 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 51% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 330.35 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 256.6 ha 251.09 ha 262.11 ha 8
2000s 302.39 ha 251.09 ha 345.77 ha 10
2010s 344.23 ha 330.35 ha 345.77 ha 10
2020s 330.35 ha 330.35 ha 330.35 ha 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 92 Isle of Man 964.93 ha compare
  2. 93 Montenegro 641.22 ha compare
  3. 94 Nicaragua 629.43 ha compare
  4. 96 Kazakhstan 236.12 ha compare
  5. 97 Luxembourg 175.44 ha compare
  6. 98 Eritrea 165.07 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Croatia?
Drained organic soils — area in Croatia was 330.35 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 345.77 ha in 2007.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 251.09 ha in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for drained organic soils — area?
Croatia ranks 95th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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