Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Croatia
Croatia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 160.24 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Croatia, 1997–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 160.24 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Croatia peaked at 160.24 Index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.56 Index, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.56 Index | — |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 111.78 Index | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 123.61 Index | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 141.07 Index | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 146.58 Index | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 152.52 Index | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 148.67 Index | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 139.01 Index | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 140.32 Index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 142.43 Index | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 146.76 Index | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 139.64 Index | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 141.06 Index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 143.26 Index | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 146.39 Index | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 150.82 Index | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 154.5 Index | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 144.39 Index | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 150.66 Index | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 157.3 Index | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 156.36 Index | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 160.24 Index | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.56 Index | 86.56 Index | 86.56 Index | 1 |
| 2000s | 132.03 Index | 100 Index | 152.52 Index | 7 |
| 2010s | 144.42 Index | 139.01 Index | 154.5 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.79 Index | 144.39 Index | 160.24 Index | 5 |
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- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 5,390 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 88,070 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 9,470 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 21,634 Square kilometres (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Croatia?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Croatia was 160.24 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 160.24 Index in 2024.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.56 Index in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Croatia ranks 3rd out of 4 groups with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation