Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Serbia

Serbia: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 1,217 kilowatt-hours in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1,217 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
33rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,828 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
951.16 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Serbia, 1990–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720251990: 951.2 kilowatt-hours1991: 1.2k kilowatt-hours1992: 1.2k kilowatt-hours1993: 1.0k kilowatt-hours1994: 1.1k kilowatt-hours1995: 1.3k kilowatt-hours1996: 1.5k kilowatt-hours1997: 1.3k kilowatt-hours1998: 1.3k kilowatt-hours1999: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2000: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2001: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2002: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2003: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2004: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2005: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2006: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2007: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2008: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2009: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2010: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2011: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2012: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2013: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2014: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2015: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2016: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2017: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2018: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2019: 1.4k kilowatt-hours2020: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2021: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2022: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2023: 1.8k kilowatt-hours2024: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2025: 1.2k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 1,217 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2025.

That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Serbia peaked at 1,828 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 951.16 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.

That places Serbia 33rd out of 214 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,235 kilowatt-hours 951.16 kilowatt-hours 1,470 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 1,328 kilowatt-hours 1,151 kilowatt-hours 1,513 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 1,406 kilowatt-hours 1,177 kilowatt-hours 1,608 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 1,458 kilowatt-hours 1,217 kilowatt-hours 1,828 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 30 Portugal 1,458 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 31 Suriname 1,419 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 32 Russia 1,387 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 34 Colombia 1,170 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 35 Vietnam 1,007 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 36 Chile 990.94 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 215 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Serbia?
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Serbia was 1,217 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 1,828 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 951.16 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
How does Serbia rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Serbia ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.