Electricity as a share of primary energy in Croatia
Croatia: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 16.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 16.2% for electricity as a share of primary energy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Croatia peaked at 20.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1990.
That places Croatia 50th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.5% | — |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 9.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More energy & mining data for Croatia
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.3% (2024)
- Gas production 6.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 6.87 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Croatia?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Croatia was 16.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Croatia ranks 50th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.