People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia
Croatia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.7113 people per square kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia is 0.7113 people per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia peaked at 0.8477 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7113 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 100th of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8477 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.8389 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.838 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8356 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8344 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8333 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8318 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.83 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8278 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8252 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8215 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8158 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8095 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8038 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7967 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7869 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7747 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7605 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7455 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7333 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7221 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7113 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.7113 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 people per square kilometre, 4117.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.7113 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 people per square kilometre, 79.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8343 people per square kilometre | 0.8252 people per square kilometre | 0.8477 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7848 people per square kilometre | 0.7333 people per square kilometre | 0.8215 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7167 people per square kilometre | 0.7113 people per square kilometre | 0.7221 people per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 97 Cuba 0.9953 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Montenegro 0.9035 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Lithuania 0.7934 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Iraq 0.6943 people per square kilometre compare
- 102 Russia 0.6475 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Gabon 0.6045 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Croatia was 0.7113 people per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8477 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7113 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Croatia ranks 100th out of 171 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.