Net electricity imports in Croatia
Croatia: Net electricity imports was 5.35 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.35 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
20th
of 214 countries
All-time high
7.43 terawatt-hours
in 2012
All-time low
1.58 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Croatia stood at 5.35 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Croatia peaked at 7.43 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.58 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
That places Croatia 20th out of 214 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 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.88 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 5.11 terawatt-hours | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 2.78 terawatt-hours | -45.6% |
| 1993 | 2.12 terawatt-hours | -23.7% |
| 1994 | 3.06 terawatt-hours | +44.3% |
| 1995 | 3.08 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | -45.1% |
| 1997 | 3.38 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | -41.9% |
| 2000 | 3.42 terawatt-hours | +111.1% |
| 2001 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 3.31 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 3 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.41 terawatt-hours | +47.0% |
| 2006 | 5 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9 terawatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 6.01 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5 terawatt-hours | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 3.97 terawatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 7.15 terawatt-hours | +80.1% |
| 2012 | 7.43 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.87 terawatt-hours | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 3.95 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.79 terawatt-hours | +71.9% |
| 2016 | 5.53 terawatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 6.95 terawatt-hours | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 5.39 terawatt-hours | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 6.13 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 4.64 terawatt-hours | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 4.69 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | -66.3% |
| 2024 | 4.36 terawatt-hours | +175.9% |
| 2025 | 5.35 terawatt-hours | +22.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 5.35 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 53.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 6.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 terawatt-hours | 2.52 terawatt-hours | 6.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 3.87 terawatt-hours | 7.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 5.35 terawatt-hours | 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 in Croatia?
- Net electricity imports in Croatia was 5.35 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.43 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for net electricity imports?
- Croatia ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.