Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.38 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 79 countries
All-time high
3.73 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.8171 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita 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
In 2025, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Croatia stood at 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Croatia peaked at 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8171 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1990.
That places Croatia 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8171 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9132 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9741 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.33 kilowatt-hours per person | +71.9% |
| 2014 | 2.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 2.24 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 2.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 2.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 2.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.07 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.09 kilowatt-hours per person, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8171 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More climate change data for Croatia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 255.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 545.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,909 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Croatia?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Croatia was 3.38 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8171 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Croatia ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.