Renewable energy consumption in Serbia
Serbia: Renewable energy consumption was 27.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Serbia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Serbia is 27.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Serbia peaked at 27.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 89th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.5% | — |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 14.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.0% | 27.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 86 Switzerland 27.7% compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 27.6% compare
- 88 Botswana 27.4% compare
- 90 Djibouti 26.9% compare
- 91 Georgia 25.2% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 25.0% compare
- 92 Vanuatu 25.0% compare
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- 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 renewable energy consumption in Serbia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Serbia was 27.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Serbia ranks 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.