Electricity demand per person in Serbia
Serbia: Electricity demand per person was 5,591 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,591 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 214 countries
All-time high
5,591 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
3,689 kilowatt-hours
in 1993
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Electricity demand per person in Serbia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,692 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 4,500 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 4,314 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 3,689 kilowatt-hours | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 3,773 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4,062 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 4,364 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 4,623 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 4,594 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4,228 kilowatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 4,543 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 4,784 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4,952 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 4,881 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,880 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,499 kilowatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 4,668 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4,795 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,949 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 4,886 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,019 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5,124 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,994 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 5,042 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,843 kilowatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5,109 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 5,149 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,269 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5,241 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,303 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,294 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,575 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 5,535 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,483 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5,564 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 5,591 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 5,591 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 5,591 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.2% (2007)
- Ores and metals imports 5.9% (2007)
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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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.