Electricity generation from coal in Serbia
Serbia: Electricity generation from coal was 23.82 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.82 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
28.71 terawatt-hours
in 2011
All-time low
18.96 terawatt-hours
in 1999
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from coal in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from coal in Serbia is 23.82 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Serbia peaked at 28.71 terawatt-hours in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.96 terawatt-hours, in 1999.
That places Serbia 23rd out of 211 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.
Electricity generation from coal in Serbia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.28 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 24.9 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 23.93 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 21.23 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 21.35 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 21.68 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 19.9 terawatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 23.56 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 24.08 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 18.96 terawatt-hours | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 21.43 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 21.86 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 22.56 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 24.71 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 25.74 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 23.38 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 25.02 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 25.57 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.68 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 26.85 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.02 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 28.71 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 26.32 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 28.67 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 22.13 terawatt-hours | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 27.16 terawatt-hours | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 27.24 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.46 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 25.02 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 25.58 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 26.46 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 23.77 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 23.49 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 23.54 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 23.26 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 23.82 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 23.82 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.005 terawatt-hours, 4764.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 23.82 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours, 72.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 18.96 terawatt-hours | 28.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.38 terawatt-hours | 21.43 terawatt-hours | 26.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.23 terawatt-hours | 22.13 terawatt-hours | 28.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.06 terawatt-hours | 23.26 terawatt-hours | 26.46 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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 electricity generation from coal in Serbia?
- Electricity generation from coal in Serbia was 23.82 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.71 terawatt-hours in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.96 terawatt-hours in 1999.
- How does Serbia rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Serbia ranks 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.