People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Croatia

Croatia: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 3.76 million people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.76 million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
117th
of 232 countries
All-time high
4.26 million people
in 2000
All-time low
3.76 million people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Croatia, 2000–2021

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201020212000: 4.3M people2001: 4.2M people2002: 4.2M people2003: 4.2M people2004: 4.2M people2005: 4.2M people2006: 4.2M people2007: 4.2M people2008: 4.2M people2009: 4.2M people2010: 4.2M people2011: 4.1M people2012: 4.1M people2013: 4.1M people2014: 4.0M people2015: 4.0M people2016: 4.0M people2017: 3.9M people2018: 3.9M people2019: 3.8M people2020: 3.8M people2021: 3.8M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 3.76 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Croatia peaked at 4.26 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.76 million people, in 2021.

Croatia ranks 117th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.21 million people 4.17 million people 4.26 million people 10
2010s 4.00 million people 3.82 million people 4.15 million people 10
2020s 3.77 million people 3.76 million people 3.79 million people 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Croatia?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Croatia was 3.76 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 4.26 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.76 million people in 2021.
How does Croatia rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Croatia ranks 117th out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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