Croatia
Location
- Geographical region: Southern Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 55,960 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 26% agriculture, 34% forest and 40% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 3,854,000 people (2022)
- Population density: 72 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 60% lives in urban areas and 45% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 109,598,946,754 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 28,438 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 3% from agriculture, 59% from services and 20% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Croatia
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Croatia, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Croatia, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Croatia, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Croatia, by service level and location
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Croatia, by service level and location
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Croatia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Croatia, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Croatia (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Croatia, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,113 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 25,185 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 151 m3 per capita (2013)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Croatia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Croatia, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Croatia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Croatia, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Croatia, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)