Croatia energy mix & electricity

In 2025, Croatia generated 14.7 TWh of electricity. That is similar to Sudan. Hydropower is the largest source at 39.3%, ahead of wind power (21.4%) and natural gas (18.8%).

Renewables supplied 76.3% of the electricity, which ranks Croatia 33rd of 158 countries (in the top quarter). This puts it 42 points above the world average of 33.8%. It is also above the average for Europe (41.6%). That beats the EU-27 average of 47.7%. The carbon intensity of electricity is 159 g CO₂e/kWh; the global average is 458 g/kWh. The grid is comfortably cleaner than the world average. On carbon intensity, Croatia ranks 38th of 158 from the cleanest.

The decade’s big winner is wind power, up 2.4 TWh between 2015 and 2025 (plus 14.3 percentage points of the mix). Meanwhile coal lost the most ground, down 1.6 TWh. Taken together, the renewable share rose by 9.4 percentage points over the decade. Total generation grew by 3.5 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 275 to 159 g/kWh, a 42% cut.

Coal is in clear retreat: its share fell from 20.6% in 2015 to 5% in 2025, after peaking at 23% back in 2011. In absolute terms, coal generation peaked in 2016 at 2.6 TWh and has since fallen 72%.

Wind and solar together provided 30.2% of electricity (solar 8.8%, wind 21.4%), compared with 17.3% worldwide. Per person, that is 335 kWh of solar electricity a year, versus a global average of 338 kWh. Wind adds 819 kWh per person, the 21st-highest figure of 156 countries. Solar first passed 1% of the mix in 2022.

Croatia generates 3,820 kWh of electricity per resident each year, roughly the global average. Imports cover around 27% of demand: Croatia bought 5.4 TWh more electricity than it exported.