Water withdrawals per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Water withdrawals per capita was 264.88 cubic meters per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water withdrawals per capita in Croatia, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 264.88 cubic meters per person for water withdrawals per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water withdrawals per capita in Croatia peaked at 269.6 cubic meters per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 133.19 cubic meters per person, in 2002.
That places Croatia 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Water withdrawals per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 133.19 cubic meters per person | — |
| 2003 | 142.13 cubic meters per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 140.8 cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 142.66 cubic meters per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 146.99 cubic meters per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 150.83 cubic meters per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 148.72 cubic meters per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 160.14 cubic meters per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 256.8 cubic meters per person | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 265.43 cubic meters per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 269.6 cubic meters per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 262.46 cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 260.67 cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 260.32 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 267.43 cubic meters per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 243.69 cubic meters per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 244.87 cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 250.1 cubic meters per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 255.44 cubic meters per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 255.31 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 256.97 cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 264.88 cubic meters per person | +3.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 264.88 cubic meters per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 376.78 cubic meters per person, 70% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 264.88 cubic meters per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 419.39 cubic meters per person, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water withdrawals per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +60.4% | 160.14 cubic meters per person | 256.8 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145.68 cubic meters per person | 133.19 cubic meters per person | 160.14 cubic meters per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 258.14 cubic meters per person | 243.69 cubic meters per person | 269.6 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.15 cubic meters per person | 255.31 cubic meters per person | 264.88 cubic meters per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 94 Panama 271.69 cubic meters per person compare
- 95 Germany 271.45 cubic meters per person compare
- 96 Mauritania 268.83 cubic meters per person compare
- 98 Moldova 260.18 cubic meters per person compare
- 99 Kuwait 258.33 cubic meters per person compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 254.97 cubic meters per person 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 water withdrawals per capita in Croatia?
- Water withdrawals per capita in Croatia was 264.88 cubic meters per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 269.6 cubic meters per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.19 cubic meters per person in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for water withdrawals per capita?
- Croatia ranks 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water withdrawals per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.