Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Croatia
Croatia: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 38.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Croatia is 38.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Croatia peaked at 38.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.
That places Croatia 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 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 Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 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 climate change data for Croatia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 255.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 545.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,909 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Croatia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Croatia was 38.4% 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 protected areas recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas 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: 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.