Croatia's forest cover rose from 33.3 % in 1994 to 34.8 % in 2023.
Croatia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Croatia's forest area rose from 18,640 km in 1994 to 19,466 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
22nd of 213 · 10th in Europe & C. Asia
Croatia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 13.8 % in 2013 to 38.4 % in 2025.
Croatia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 41.4 % in 1994 to 26.6 % in 2023.
Croatia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 19.7 % in 1994 to 15.5 % in 2023.
Air
Croatia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.4 in 1994 to 15.8 in 2023.
Water
Croatia's water stress rose from 1.5 % in 2002 to 1.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
46th of 181 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia
Croatia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 8,195 in 1993 to 9,778 in 2022.
Access
Croatia's safe drinking water rose from 85.1 % in 2000 to 87.3 % in 2024.
Croatia's safe sanitation fell from 78.3 % in 2000 to 74.7 % in 2021.