Share of electricity generation from coal in Croatia
Croatia: Share of electricity generation from coal was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from coal in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 5.0% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2025.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Croatia peaked at 23.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1996.
That places Croatia 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -36.4% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +63.1% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -36.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -75.7% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +127.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -58.5% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +363.7% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +244.6% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +42.8% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -43.6% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -31.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -31.4% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 5.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 15.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +363.7% | 1.1% | 5.0% |
| 2000 | +244.6% | 4.0% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.4% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 10.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 11.1% | 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 electricity generation from coal in Croatia?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Croatia was 5.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1996.
- How does Croatia rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.