The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition is responsible for preparation of national waste statistics, based on agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency (today the Institute for Environment and Nature in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition) and the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, concluded in 2012.
Waste statistics for the period 2004-2010 were prepared and submitted to Eurostat by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics on the basis of statistical research, while since 2012 these have been carried out by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition (former Environmental Protection Agency) based on data contained in the Waste Management Information System.
Ministry prepares the statistics, reports data to EUROSTAT and participate in working groups. Ministry carries out activities in accordance with the statistical legislation acts and strategic and planning documents of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, as well as in accordance with the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Quality Guidelines of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
According to Article 131. of the Waste Management Act (OG 84/21, 142/2023), the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition is prescribed the competence to prepare waste statistics according to Regulation (EC) 2150/2002 on waste statistics
Food waste statistics are prepared according to Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and implementing legislation.
Additional information is available in Croatian language here, or could be provided by contacting statistike.otpada@mzozt.hr
Data are also available at EUROSTAT website.