Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+) in Croatia
Croatia: Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+) was 0.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.27
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
40th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.27
in 2023
All-time low
0.13
in 2016
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Croatia, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.27 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 0.27 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2016.
That places Croatia 40th out of 46 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 (WEI+) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.16 | — |
| 2004 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.21 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.26 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1686 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.164 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Croatia?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Croatia was 0.27 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Croatia ranks 40th out of 46 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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