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.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.8% | — |
| 1991 | 37.3% | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -36.2% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -47.3% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +88.8% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -43.3% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +110.4% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +83.8% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +65.7% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +167.1% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +20.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 26.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 164.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.