People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia
Croatia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 2,352 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia stood at 2,352 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia peaked at 58,613 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,352 people, in 2024.
That places Croatia 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58,613 people | — |
| 2001 | 58,006 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 53,283 people | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 48,538 people | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 43,851 people | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 39,194 people | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 34,547 people | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 29,916 people | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 25,311 people | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 20,728 people | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 16,167 people | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 11,629 people | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 7,162 people | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 2,778 people | -61.2% |
| 2014 | 2,749 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,711 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,666 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,613 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,561 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,519 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,481 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,444 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,413 people | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,386 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2,352 people | -1.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2,352 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -61.2% | 7,162 people | 2,778 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,199 people | 20,728 people | 58,613 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,356 people | 2,519 people | 16,167 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,415 people | 2,352 people | 2,481 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 3,680 people compare
- 118 Czechia 3,047 people compare
- 119 North Macedonia 2,487 people compare
- 121 Lithuania 2,339 people compare
- 122 Belarus 2,290 people compare
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,510 people 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)
- 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Croatia was 2,352 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 58,613 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,352 people in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Croatia ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.