Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Serbia
Serbia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 22.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 22.2% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Serbia peaked at 36.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 76th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.2% | — |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +32.2% |
| 1992 | 26.7% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -18.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 22.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 22.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 19.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.5% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 22.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 22.2% | 31.5% | 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)
- 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Serbia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Serbia was 22.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Serbia ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.