Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Croatia
Croatia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 26.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Croatia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 26.5% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Croatia peaked at 61.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2014.
That places Croatia 158th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.6% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -36.2% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +44.7% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -11.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 26.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 43% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 26.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 29.6% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 42.6% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 25.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 26.5% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More energy & mining data for Croatia
- Ores and metals imports 2.8% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Croatia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Croatia was 26.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Croatia ranks 158th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.