Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia
Croatia: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,136 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia stood at 1,136 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia peaked at 1,136 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 477.73 watts per capita, in 2002.
Croatia ranks 35th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 478.49 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 481.28 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 477.73 watts per capita | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 479.95 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 482.59 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 481.23 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 483.57 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 483.09 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 483.82 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 500.59 watts per capita | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 515.63 watts per capita | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 531.16 watts per capita | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 547.4 watts per capita | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 583.28 watts per capita | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 610.64 watts per capita | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 648.56 watts per capita | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 675.31 watts per capita | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 714.77 watts per capita | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 740.12 watts per capita | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 769.68 watts per capita | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 823.12 watts per capita | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 889.29 watts per capita | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 917.6 watts per capita | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1,020 watts per capita | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 1,136 watts per capita | +11.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,136 watts per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1,136 watts per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,062 watts per capita, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 483.23 watts per capita | 477.73 watts per capita | 500.59 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 633.65 watts per capita | 515.63 watts per capita | 769.68 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 957.22 watts per capita | 823.12 watts per capita | 1,136 watts per capita | 5 |
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Croatia was 1,136 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,136 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 477.73 watts per capita in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Croatia ranks 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).