Municipal water withdrawal in Croatia
Croatia: Municipal water withdrawal was 471.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
471.00 million cubic meters
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
85th
of 183 countries
All-time high
533.80 million cubic meters
in 2009
All-time low
434.00 million cubic meters
in 2020
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Croatia, 1996–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 471.00 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Croatia peaked at 533.80 million cubic meters in 2009 and was at its lowest, 434.00 million cubic meters, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 85th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Croatia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 525.50 million cubic meters | — |
| 1997 | 530.90 million cubic meters | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 527.90 million cubic meters | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 523.90 million cubic meters | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 512.30 million cubic meters | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 506.20 million cubic meters | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 504.80 million cubic meters | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 531.80 million cubic meters | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 513.40 million cubic meters | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 511.10 million cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 519.00 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 525.90 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 501.70 million cubic meters | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 533.80 million cubic meters | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 513.90 million cubic meters | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 517.70 million cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 493.52 million cubic meters | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 490.09 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 445.11 million cubic meters | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 464.34 million cubic meters | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 467.54 million cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 448.57 million cubic meters | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 441.04 million cubic meters | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 438.00 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 434.00 million cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 440.00 million cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 453.00 million cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 471.00 million cubic meters | +4.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 471.00 million cubic meters is below the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 67% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 471.00 million cubic meters is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 657.50 million cubic meters, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 527.05 million cubic meters | 523.90 million cubic meters | 530.90 million cubic meters | 4 |
| 2000s | 516.00 million cubic meters | 501.70 million cubic meters | 533.80 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 471.98 million cubic meters | 438.00 million cubic meters | 517.70 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.50 million cubic meters | 434.00 million cubic meters | 471.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 82 Georgia 504.96 million cubic meters compare
- 83 Finland 500.00 million cubic meters compare
- 84 Jordan 497.37 million cubic meters compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 464.90 million cubic meters compare
- 87 Turkmenistan 453.50 million cubic meters compare
- 88 Kuwait 448.30 million cubic meters compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Croatia?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Croatia was 471.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 533.80 million cubic meters in 2009.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 434.00 million cubic meters in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Croatia ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.