Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Croatia
Croatia: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 1,499 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,499 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
29th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,135 kilowatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
810.74 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1,499 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Croatia peaked at 2,135 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 810.74 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 810.74 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 1,146 kilowatt-hours | +41.4% |
| 1992 | 909.62 kilowatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 962 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1,161 kilowatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 1,230 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1,723 kilowatt-hours | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 1,299 kilowatt-hours | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 1,354 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1,671 kilowatt-hours | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 1,491 kilowatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 1,669 kilowatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 1,359 kilowatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 1,268 kilowatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 1,632 kilowatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1,534 kilowatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1,089 kilowatt-hours | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 1,340 kilowatt-hours | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 1,719 kilowatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 2,123 kilowatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 1,175 kilowatt-hours | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 1,136 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2,032 kilowatt-hours | +78.8% |
| 2014 | 2,135 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1,527 kilowatt-hours | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 1,656 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,302 kilowatt-hours | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 1,913 kilowatt-hours | +47.0% |
| 2019 | 1,462 kilowatt-hours | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 1,431 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,817 kilowatt-hours | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 1,397 kilowatt-hours | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 2,094 kilowatt-hours | +49.9% |
| 2024 | 1,737 kilowatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 1,499 kilowatt-hours | -13.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,499 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.48 kilowatt-hours, 20.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1,499 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 653.13 kilowatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours | 810.74 kilowatt-hours | 1,723 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 kilowatt-hours | 1,089 kilowatt-hours | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,646 kilowatt-hours | 1,136 kilowatt-hours | 2,135 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,663 kilowatt-hours | 1,397 kilowatt-hours | 2,094 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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- 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 generation from hydropower per person in Croatia?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Croatia was 1,499 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,135 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 810.74 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Croatia ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.