Share of primary energy from solar in Croatia
Croatia: Share of primary energy from solar was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from solar 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 solar in Croatia is 1.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% on the previous year and up 1,893.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from solar in Croatia peaked at 1.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 32nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from solar 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% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1803.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +359.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +215.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +48.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +152.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +101.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +52.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1803.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | +359.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 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 solar in Croatia?
- Share of primary energy from solar in Croatia was 1.5% 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 solar recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from solar recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for share of primary energy from solar?
- Croatia ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from solar rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,893.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.