Drinking water service usage in Croatia
Croatia: Drinking water service usage was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Croatia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 87.3% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Croatia peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2000.
That places Croatia 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.1% | — |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 87.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 88% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 87.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 85.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 86.2% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 87.0% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0568 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Croatia?
- Drinking water service usage in Croatia was 87.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Croatia ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.