Share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia
Croatia: Share of primary energy from renewables was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia is 14.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia peaked at 17.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 21st of 80 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.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +79.5% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +34.5% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +67.6% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -6.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 14.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 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 share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Croatia was 14.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Croatia ranks 21st out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.