Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 49 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, 2006–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Serbia stood at 49 percent. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Serbia peaked at 49 percent in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38 percent, in 2006.
That places Serbia 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38 percent | — |
| 2007 | 38 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 percent | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 42 percent | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 45 percent | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 46 percent | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 47 percent | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 48 percent | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 49 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42 percent, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 49 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.5 percent, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5 percent | 38 percent | 40 percent | 4 |
| 2010s | 46.8 percent | 42 percent | 48 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 49 percent | 49 percent | 49 percent | 2 |
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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Serbia was 49 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 49 percent in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 percent in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Serbia ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.