In 2019, the proportion of renewable energy in Croatia reached 28.5%, which exceeded expectations

According to Eurostat, renewable energy accounted for 28.
5% of total final energy consumption in Croatia in 2019, exceeding the country's national target for 2020 by 8.
5 percentage points
.

Preliminary data for 2019 released last week by Eurostat shows that Croatia is one of 14 EU member states that exceeded its 2020 national binding target
in 2019.
The list also includes Bulgaria, Romania and Greece
.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 21.
5% of Bulgaria's energy consumption, 5.
6 percentage points
higher than the country's 2020 target.
Greece's share in 2019 was 19.
7%, higher than the 2020 target of 18%.

Romania is only 0.
3 percentage points above its 2020 target, reaching 24.
3%.

Slovenia, on the other hand, is the furthest
from the target of all EU member states.
Renewable energy accounted for 21.
7% of Slovenia's total final energy consumption in 2019, 3.
3 percentage points
below the 2020 target.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 18.
9%
of total final energy consumption in the EU28.

An increased share of renewables is essential
to achieving the EU's climate and energy goals.
The EU aims to have a share of 20% renewable energy by 2020 and at least 32%
by 2030.