Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Croatia
Croatia: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 24.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 24.1% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Croatia peaked at 24.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.0% | — |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +196.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 8.0% | 23.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Croatia?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Croatia was 24.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.