Electricity demand in Croatia
Croatia: Electricity demand was 20.05 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.05 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
84th
of 214 countries
All-time high
20.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
11.66 terawatt-hours
in 1993
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity demand in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Croatia stood at 20.05 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Croatia peaked at 20.05 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.66 terawatt-hours, in 1993.
That places Croatia 84th out of 214 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 demand in Croatia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 13.69 terawatt-hours | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 11.68 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 11.66 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.8 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.32 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 12.83 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.59 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 14.23 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 14.58 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14.63 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.27 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.73 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 16.47 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 16.87 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 17.46 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 17.91 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.44 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.79 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.35 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 18.76 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.38 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 18 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.81 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.38 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.03 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.13 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.72 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.91 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.78 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.87 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 19.07 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 18.79 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.02 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.65 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 20.05 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 20.05 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 55% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 20.05 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 53% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.21 terawatt-hours | 11.66 terawatt-hours | 15.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.99 terawatt-hours | 14.63 terawatt-hours | 18.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.29 terawatt-hours | 17.38 terawatt-hours | 18.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.07 terawatt-hours | 17.87 terawatt-hours | 20.05 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 81 Myanmar 21.92 terawatt-hours compare
- 82 Ghana 21.83 terawatt-hours compare
- 83 Puerto Rico 20.27 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Tajikistan 19.47 terawatt-hours compare
- 86 Cuba 19.43 terawatt-hours compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 19.31 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Croatia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Croatia?
- Electricity demand in Croatia was 20.05 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.05 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 terawatt-hours in 1993.
- How does Croatia rank for electricity demand?
- Croatia ranks 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.