Primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia
Croatia: Primary energy from hydropower per person was 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia is 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia peaked at 2,134 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 810.16 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1990.
That places Croatia 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 810.16 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,145 kilowatt-hours per person | +41.3% |
| 1992 | 909.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 961.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1,162 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 1,230 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1,723 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 1,299 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 1,354 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1,671 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 1,492 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,669 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 1,359 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 1,267 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,769 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 1,631 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1,533 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 1,340 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 1,719 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 2,122 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 1,175 kilowatt-hours per person | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 1,136 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,032 kilowatt-hours per person | +79.0% |
| 2014 | 2,134 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,528 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 1,657 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,301 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 1,913 kilowatt-hours per person | +47.1% |
| 2019 | 1,462 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,816 kilowatt-hours per person | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 1,397 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 2,095 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.9% |
| 2024 | 1,736 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 347.47 kilowatt-hours per person, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 414.43 kilowatt-hours per person, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 810.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,723 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,769 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,646 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,134 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,652 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,397 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,095 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 11 Brazil 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Latvia 1,596 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Ecuador 1,538 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Portugal 1,428 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 16 Russia 1,389 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Colombia 1,275 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia?
- Primary energy from hydropower per person in Croatia was 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from hydropower per person recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,134 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary energy from hydropower per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 810.16 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Croatia ranks 14th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from hydropower per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.