Electricity production from coal sources in Croatia
Croatia: Electricity production from coal sources was 7.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Croatia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Croatia is 7.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Croatia peaked at 22.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1996.
That places Croatia 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +60.3% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -38.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -76.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +126.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +345.7% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +245.8% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 10.7% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Croatia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Croatia was 7.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1996.
- How does Croatia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Croatia ranks 58th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.