Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia
Serbia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was -3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia is -3.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 164.1% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia peaked at 13.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -12.8%, in 2014.
Serbia ranks 196th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -36.9% |
| 2009 | -5.8% | -1585.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -136.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +114.2% |
| 2012 | -6.6% | -245.3% |
| 2013 | -1.3% | -79.9% |
| 2014 | -12.8% | +865.4% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -205.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -84.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +95.7% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -103.7% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | +15430.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -388.7% |
| 2022 | -4.3% | -193.8% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | -69.7% |
| 2024 | -3.5% | +164.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's -3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's -3.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -15430.0% | -0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | -1585.3% | 0.4% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.6% | -5.8% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -12.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -4.3% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More energy & mining data for Serbia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.2% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Serbia was -3.5% in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.8% in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Serbia ranks 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.