Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Croatia

Safely managed drinking water in Croatia in 2024 — 87.3%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2024 87.3% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 67of 148
Period maximum 87.3%2024
Period minimum 85.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Croatia, 2000–2024858687882000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 85.1%2001: 85.2%2002: 85.3%2003: 85.4%2004: 85.5%2005: 85.6%2006: 85.7%2007: 85.9%2008: 86%2009: 86.1%2010: 86.2%2011: 86.3%2012: 86.4%2013: 86.5%2014: 86.6%2015: 86.6%2016: 86.7%2017: 86.8%2018: 86.8%2019: 86.9%2020: 87%2021: 87%2022: 87.1%2023: 87.2%2024: 87.3%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 87.3%
World 73.7%
Southern Europe computed 95.5%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 87.3 +0.1 pp
2023 87.2 +0.1 pp
2022 87.1 +0.1 pp
2021 87 +0.1 pp
2020 87 +0.1 pp
2019 86.9 +0.1 pp
2018 86.8 +0.1 pp
2017 86.8 +0.1 pp
2016 86.7 +0.1 pp
2015 86.6 +0.1 pp
2014 86.6 +0 pp
2013 86.5 +0.1 pp
2012 86.4 +0.1 pp
2011 86.3 +0.1 pp
2010 86.2 +0.1 pp
2009 86.1 +0.1 pp
2008 86 +0.1 pp
2007 85.9 +0.1 pp
2006 85.7 +0.1 pp
2005 85.6 +0.1 pp
2004 85.5 +0.1 pp
2003 85.4 +0.1 pp
2002 85.3 +0.1 pp
2001 85.2 +0.1 pp
2000 85.1

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.