Energy imports dependency in Serbia
Serbia: Energy imports dependency was 40.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy imports dependency in Serbia, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 40.8% for energy imports dependency in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy imports dependency in Serbia peaked at 44.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1994.
That places Serbia 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Energy imports dependency in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.9% | — |
| 1991 | 26.7% | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -50.4% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +138.0% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -42.6% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +69.1% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | -2.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 40.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.4%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 40.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.4%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy imports dependency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +138.0% | 10.5% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 9.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 13.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 24.1% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 30.0% | 44.9% | 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 energy imports dependency in Serbia?
- Energy imports dependency in Serbia was 40.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest energy imports dependency recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy imports dependency recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1994.
- How does Serbia rank for energy imports dependency?
- Serbia ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy imports dependency rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Energy imports dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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