Renewable energy consumption in Croatia
Croatia: Renewable energy consumption was 34.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Croatia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 34.1% for renewable energy consumption in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Croatia peaked at 34.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 73rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6% | — |
| 1991 | 32.7% | +51.4% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 21.6% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.7% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.4% | 34.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 72 Costa Rica 34.2% compare
- 74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.7% compare
- 75 Lithuania 33.2% compare
- 76 South Sudan 32.4% compare
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- 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 energy consumption in Croatia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Croatia was 34.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Croatia ranks 73rd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.