Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia
Croatia: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 30.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia stood at 30.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia peaked at 34.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1990.
That places Croatia 79th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6% | — |
| 1991 | 32.7% | +51.1% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 30.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 2.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 30.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +51.1% | 21.6% | 32.7% |
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 | 31.8% | 30.2% | 34.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More energy & mining data for Croatia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Croatia was 30.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Croatia ranks 79th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).