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Croatia: People practicing open defecation

0.23percent · 2021-2.5% since 2011

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. Annual figures for Croatia from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20210.23
20200.231
20190.231
20180.232
20170.233
20160.233
20150.234
20140.234
20130.235
20120.235
20110.236
20100.236
20090.237
20080.237
20070.237
20060.238
20050.238
20040.239
20030.239
20020.239
20010.24
20000.24

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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