Per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia
Croatia: Per capita primary energy use by source was 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
692.23 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1,945 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1990
All-time low
364.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1996
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita primary energy use by source in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia peaked at 1,945 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 364.77 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1996.
Croatia ranks 47th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,945 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,096 kilowatt-hours per person | -43.7% |
| 1992 | 971.79 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 835.07 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 528.75 kilowatt-hours per person | -36.7% |
| 1995 | 439.99 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 364.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 628.05 kilowatt-hours per person | +72.2% |
| 1998 | 608.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 546.99 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1,161 kilowatt-hours per person | +112.2% |
| 2001 | 1,299 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 1,578 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 1,754 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1,862 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,843 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,710 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1,857 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1,911 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,367 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 1,846 kilowatt-hours per person | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 1,909 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,721 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 1,851 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,782 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,684 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,830 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1,119 kilowatt-hours per person | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 1,056 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1,229 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 1,062 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 1,231 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 1,210 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,032 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 703.81 kilowatt-hours per person | -31.8% |
| 2025 | 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,585 kilowatt-hours per person, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,514 kilowatt-hours per person, 46% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +112.2% | 546.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,161 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 796.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 364.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,945 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,634 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,161 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,603 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,056 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,909 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 988.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 44 Greece 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Brazil 772.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 735.96 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Singapore 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Bangladesh 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 France 659.98 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia?
- Per capita primary energy use by source in Croatia was 692.23 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita primary energy use by source recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,945 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita primary energy use by source recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 364.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 1996.
- How does Croatia rank for per capita primary energy use by source?
- Croatia ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita primary energy use by source rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.