With an average price of 74 euros for the annual lease of one hectare of pure agricultural land, excluding buildings and plantations, Croatia ranks near the bottom in the European Union. A hectare of arable land can only be leased cheaper in Slovakia, at an average price of 62 euros per year, according to Eurostat data for 2021.
The most expensive agricultural land lease in Croatia is in the City of Zagreb, amounting to 109 euros per year. This is followed by the northern Croatia region with a price of 90 euros, then Adriatic Croatia (77 euros), while the lowest lease amount is in the Pannonian Croatia area (72 euros). According to previously published Eurostat data, the average price of a hectare of agricultural land in Croatia in 2021 was 3661 euros, making it the cheapest in the EU.
The most expensive agricultural land lease in Europe is in the Netherlands, averaging 836 euros per hectare per year. However, there are dramatic differences between individual regions in that country, with the Flevoland region holding the European record for lease price at an astonishing 1721 euros, which is no surprise as it also has the highest price per hectare for sale – over 141 thousand euros! The second highest agricultural land lease amount in the EU pertains to the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (1714 euros), the third to the Spanish Canary Islands (1119 euros), and the fourth to the Greek Attica (927 euros).
