Electricity demand per person in Serbia
Serbia: Electricity demand per person was 5,591 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Serbia is 5,591 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Serbia peaked at 5,591 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,689 kilowatt-hours, in 1993.
Serbia ranks 56th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,284 kilowatt-hours | 3,689 kilowatt-hours | 4,692 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,784 kilowatt-hours | 4,499 kilowatt-hours | 4,952 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,109 kilowatt-hours | 4,843 kilowatt-hours | 5,303 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,507 kilowatt-hours | 5,294 kilowatt-hours | 5,591 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More energy & mining data for Serbia
- Fuel imports 17.2% (2007)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2007)
- Ores and metals exports 10.3% (2007)
- Gas production 3.31 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 492.06 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 3.31 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 492.06 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.6% (2007)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 59.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Serbia?
- Electricity demand per person in Serbia was 5,591 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,591 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,689 kilowatt-hours in 1993.
- How does Serbia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Serbia ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.