People practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia

Croatia: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

People practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia, 2000–2021

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.134 % of urban population2001: 0.134 % of urban population2002: 0.134 % of urban population2003: 0.134 % of urban population2004: 0.134 % of urban population2005: 0.134 % of urban population2006: 0.134 % of urban population2007: 0.134 % of urban population2008: 0.134 % of urban population2009: 0.134 % of urban population2010: 0.134 % of urban population2011: 0.134 % of urban population2012: 0.134 % of urban population2013: 0.134 % of urban population2014: 0.134 % of urban population2015: 0.134 % of urban population2016: 0.134 % of urban population2017: 0.134 % of urban population2018: 0.134 % of urban population2019: 0.134 % of urban population2020: 0.134 % of urban population2021: 0.134 % of urban population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

In 2021, people practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

That places Croatia 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Croatia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +0.0%
2005 0.1% +0.0%
2006 0.1% +0.0%
2007 0.1% +0.0%
2008 0.1% +0.0%
2009 0.1% +0.0%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +0.0%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2017 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% +0.0%
2021 0.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia?
People practicing open defecation, urban in Croatia was 0.1% in 2021, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Croatia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Croatia ranks 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
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People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.