Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Croatia
Croatia: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 98.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 98.7% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia peaked at 98.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
Croatia ranks 111th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 98.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 98.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 108 Jamaica 98.7% compare
- 109 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.7% compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 98.7% compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 98.6% compare
- 113 Canada 98.6% compare
- 114 Rwanda 98.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 365.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0184 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 267.06 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.0943 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 241.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia was 98.7% in 2021, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Croatia ranks 111th out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.