Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Croatia

Croatia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 178 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2013
All-time low
97.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Croatia, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 97.1 %2001: 97.1 %2002: 97.3 %2003: 97.6 %2004: 97.8 %2005: 98 %2006: 98.2 %2007: 98.5 %2008: 98.7 %2009: 98.9 %2010: 99.2 %2011: 99.4 %2012: 99.6 %2013: 99.9 %2014: 99.9 %2015: 99.9 %2016: 99.9 %2017: 99.9 %2018: 99.9 %2019: 99.9 %2020: 99.9 %2021: 99.9 %2022: 99.9 %2023: 99.9 %2024: 99.9 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Croatia is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Croatia peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2000.

That places Croatia 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.9% 97.1% 98.9% 10
2010s 99.7% 99.2% 99.9% 10
2020s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 35 Tuvalu 99.9% compare
  2. 36 Belarus 99.9% compare
  3. 37 Mauritius 99.9% compare
  4. 39 Cook Islands 99.8% compare
  5. 40 Lithuania 99.7% compare
  6. 41 Ukraine 99.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Croatia?
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Croatia was 99.9% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2000.
How does Croatia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
Croatia ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.