Primary energy use by source in Croatia
Croatia: Primary energy use by source was 2.66 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use by source in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2.66 terawatt-hours for primary energy use by source in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use by source in Croatia peaked at 9.4 terawatt-hours in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.66 terawatt-hours, in 1996.
Croatia ranks 61st of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary energy use by source in Croatia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.4 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | -43.8% |
| 1992 | 4.65 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 3.95 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 2.47 terawatt-hours | -37.4% |
| 1995 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 1.66 terawatt-hours | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 2.83 terawatt-hours | +70.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.4 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 5.02 terawatt-hours | +109.3% |
| 2001 | 5.59 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 6.79 terawatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 7.56 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.02 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.95 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.38 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 8.01 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 8.25 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.89 terawatt-hours | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 7.94 terawatt-hours | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 8.17 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.33 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 7.85 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.52 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.04 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 7.57 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.56 terawatt-hours | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 4.25 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.83 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 4.73 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.02 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 2.73 terawatt-hours | -32.1% |
| 2025 | 2.66 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2.66 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.03 terawatt-hours, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 2.66 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.9 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | +109.3% | 2.4 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.74 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 9.4 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.71 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | 8.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 2.66 terawatt-hours | 4.83 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 primary energy use by source in Croatia?
- Primary energy use by source in Croatia was 2.66 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use by source recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary energy use by source recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 terawatt-hours in 1996.
- How does Croatia rank for primary energy use by source?
- Croatia ranks 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use by source rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.