Sanitation facilities usage in Croatia
Croatia: Sanitation facilities usage was 9,027 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 9,027 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Croatia peaked at 10,389 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,027 people, in 2021.
That places Croatia 90th out of 232 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,277 people | 10,198 people | 10,389 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,764 people | 9,226 people | 10,160 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,075 people | 9,027 people | 9,123 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.48 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.26 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3804 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.87 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.01 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Croatia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Croatia was 9,027 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,389 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,027 people in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Croatia ranks 90th out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.