Share of electricity generation from solar in Serbia
Serbia: Share of electricity generation from solar was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from solar in Serbia is 0.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1,542.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Serbia peaked at 0.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 156th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +115.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +121.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +240.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 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 solar in Serbia?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Serbia was 0.4% 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 solar recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Serbia ranks 156th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,542.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.