Water exploitation index, plus in Croatia
Croatia: Water exploitation index, plus was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water exploitation index, plus in Croatia, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.3% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Croatia peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Croatia 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Water exploitation index, plus in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Croatia?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Croatia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Croatia ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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