Renewable energy share in Croatia

Renewable sources provided 34.1% of final energy consumption in Croatia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2021 34.1% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +1.7percentage points 2020: 32.4%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Croatia (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 72nd of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Croatia over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2021 34.1% –
2020 32.4% 21.1%
2019 31.6% 19.3%
2018 32.8% 18.7%
2017 29.8% 17.7%
2016 31.8% 17.5%
2015 33.1% 17.6%
2014 33.6% 17.4%
2013 32.8% 16.8%
2012 29.4% 16.1%
2011 27.2% 14.6%
2010 29.8% 14.5%
2009 27.2% 13.6%
2008 24.1% 12.5%
2007 22.7% 11.8%
2006 25.5% 10.7%
2005 26.8% 10.0%
2004 26.6% 9.5%
2003 24.8% 9.2%
2002 24.6% 8.9%
2001 26.9% 9.0%
2000 26.8% 9.0%
1999 27.8% 8.6%
1998 28.1% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 32.4% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 27.2%, the figure has changed by +6.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Croatia has the 72nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7