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.
Croatia ranks 40th of 46 countries on this measure, 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% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.95, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.04, 13% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1125 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.24 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 36.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % change on previous year (2024)
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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