Safely managed sanitation in Croatia

74.7% of people in Croatia used safely managed sanitation in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using safely managed 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 74.7% % of population
Change from 2020 −0.1percentage points 2020: 74.9%
World, 2021 56.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 91.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Safely managed sanitation 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period CroatiaWorld
2024 – 58.5%
2023 – 57.8%
2022 – 57.0%
2021 74.7% 56.1%
2020 74.9% 55.2%
2019 75.0% 54.2%
2018 75.2% 52.8%
2017 75.3% 51.3%
2016 75.5% 49.9%
2015 75.6% 48.4%
2014 75.8% 46.9%
2013 76.1% 45.5%
2012 76.5% 44.1%
2011 76.8% 42.8%
2010 77.2% 41.5%
2009 77.4% 40.2%
2008 77.5% 38.9%
2007 77.6% 37.6%
2006 77.8% 36.3%
2005 77.9% 35.1%
2004 78.0% 34.0%
2003 78.2% 32.8%
2002 78.3% 31.7%
2001 78.4% 31.7%
2000 78.3% 31.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 74.9% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 76.8%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 56.1%.

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.SMSS.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