Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Croatia
Croatia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Croatia, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.6% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Croatia peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.3% | — |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Croatia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Croatia was 1.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Croatia ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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