People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Croatia
Croatia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 85.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 85.1% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Croatia peaked at 90.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 31st of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.1% | — |
| 2001 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 89.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 85.8% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 85.1% | 85.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Croatia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Croatia was 85.1% 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 using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.