Basic sanitation access in Croatia

95.8% of people in Croatia used at least basic sanitation services in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2013.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Croatia is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Croatia, 2021 95.8% % of population
Change from 2020 0percentage points 2020: 95.8%
European Union, 2021 98.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 99.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Basic sanitation access in Croatia over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 – 98.5%
2023 – 98.5%
2022 – 98.4%
2021 95.8% 98.3%
2020 95.8% 98.3%
2019 95.8% 98.3%
2018 95.8% 98.2%
2017 95.7% 98.1%
2016 95.7% 98.1%
2015 95.7% 97.9%
2014 95.7% 97.8%
2013 95.9% 97.7%
2012 96.1% 97.6%
2011 96.3% 97.5%
2010 96.6% 97.4%
2009 96.8% 97.3%
2008 97.0% 97.1%
2007 97.2% 97.0%
2006 97.4% 96.9%
2005 97.6% 96.8%
2004 97.9% 96.7%
2003 98.1% 96.6%
2002 98.3% 96.5%
2001 98.5% 96.4%
2000 98.5% 97.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 95.8% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 96.3%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2021 was 98.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene