Share using safely managed drinking water in Croatia

Croatia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 163 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 2024
All-time low
85.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Croatia, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 85.1 %2001: 85.2 %2002: 85.3 %2003: 85.4 %2004: 85.5 %2005: 85.6 %2006: 85.7 %2007: 85.9 %2008: 86 %2009: 86.1 %2010: 86.2 %2011: 86.3 %2012: 86.4 %2013: 86.5 %2014: 86.6 %2015: 86.6 %2016: 86.7 %2017: 86.8 %2018: 86.8 %2019: 86.9 %2020: 87 %2021: 87 %2022: 87.1 %2023: 87.2 %2024: 87.3 %

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 share using safely managed drinking water 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, share using safely managed drinking water 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 76 Poland 88.7% compare
  2. 77 Brazil 88.6% compare
  3. 78 Ukraine 87.9% compare
  4. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
  5. 81 Montenegro 85.5% compare
  6. 82 Romania 82.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Croatia?
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2000.
How does Croatia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Croatia ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.