Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia
Croatia: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 26.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia is 26.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia peaked at 43.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2023.
That places Croatia 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 11.1% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 16.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 21.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 8.3% | 26.7% | 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)
- Fuel exports 13.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia was 26.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Croatia ranks 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.