Primary energy use per person in Croatia
Croatia: Primary energy use per person was 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23,532 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
78th
of 218 countries
All-time high
23,532 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
All-time low
15,058 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1992
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Primary energy use per person in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary energy use per person in Croatia stood at 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Croatia peaked at 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15,058 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1992.
Croatia ranks 78th of 218 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.
Primary energy use per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,266 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 15,124 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 15,058 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 15,878 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 15,876 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,610 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 17,284 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 18,182 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 19,558 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 20,013 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 19,399 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 20,367 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 20,994 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 22,279 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 22,317 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 22,289 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22,175 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 23,124 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 22,557 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 21,600 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21,345 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 19,911 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 18,449 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 18,920 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 18,790 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18,814 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19,669 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 20,531 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 20,640 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 21,145 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 20,172 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 21,329 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 20,751 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 22,409 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 22,247 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,643 kilowatt-hours per person, 68% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,116 kilowatt-hours per person, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,285 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,058 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,399 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,124 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,821 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,345 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 75 Barbados 23,965 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 76 Denmark 23,888 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 77 Cyprus 23,714 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 79 Turkey 23,190 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 80 Panama 23,110 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 81 Bhutan 22,483 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 primary energy use per person in Croatia?
- Primary energy use per person in Croatia was 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,532 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,058 kilowatt-hours per person in 1992.
- How does Croatia rank for primary energy use per person?
- Croatia ranks 78th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.