Share of electricity generation from wind in Croatia
Croatia: Share of electricity generation from wind was 21.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from wind in Croatia is 21.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 201.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Croatia peaked at 21.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Croatia 13th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +102.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +54.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +152.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +88.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +75.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +45.7% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +22.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 21.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 14.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 21.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 4.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +152.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 0.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 13.0% | 21.4% | 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 wind in Croatia?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Croatia was 21.4% 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 wind recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Croatia ranks 13th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.1%. 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 wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.