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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Serbia: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Serbia is placed joint 106th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 668.02 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 32.06 (2024).
Share
Energy
joint106th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Serbia on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
668.02
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Serbia: 668.02. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Southern Europe
- 24.7 Albania
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 279.06 · Croatia 170.53 · Hungary 183.89 · North Macedonia 511.73 · Montenegro 424.65 · Romania 259.7
32.06
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Serbia: 32.06. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Southern Europe
- 100 Albania
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 29.88 · Croatia 73.44 · Hungary 31.43 · North Macedonia 39.46 · Montenegro 59.49 · Romania 46.51
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
63.7
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 49th of 99 by World Energy Council
Serbia: 63.7. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Southern Europe
- 78.4 Slovenia
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 69.2 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.9 · Croatia 76 · Hungary 77.3 · North Macedonia 59.9 · Montenegro 63.5 · Romania 75.1
02Over time
Which way Serbia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
SerbiaWorld median
Serbia fell from 699.88 in 2000 to 668.02 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Serbia World median 2024 668.0 433.7 2023 638.9 452.7 2022 711.1 476.3 2021 666.3 469.0 2020 736.4 482.0 2019 721.2 488.2 2018 709.9 500.4 2017 752.6 506.3 2016 729.6 521.9 2015 744.4 524.8 2014 683.9 522.3 2013 752.3 508.8 2012 751.8 525.4 2011 780.1 521.4 2010 693.4 515.5 2009 734.2 533.6 2008 749.7 517.2 2007 742.4 535.3 2006 723.6 537.5 2005 687.1 521.4 2004 719.9 523.1 2003 750.2 543.1 2002 707.5 551.3 2001 701.6 559.3 2000 699.9 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
SerbiaWorld median
Serbia rose from 30.74 in 2000 to 32.06 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Serbia World median 2024 32.06 32.062 2023 34.96 28.000 2022 28.19 28.881 2021 33.50 28.286 2020 27.33 27.125 2019 28.51 26.296 2018 29.73 25.505 2017 25.49 24.023 2016 28.13 22.218 2015 26.90 21.915 2014 32.98 21.151 2013 26.05 21.593 2012 25.70 19.869 2011 22.80 18.584 2010 31.77 18.572 2009 27.95 17.886 2008 25.96 15.923 2007 26.30 15.586 2006 28.85 15.392 2005 31.82 16.438 2004 28.56 16.445 2003 25.51 16.339 2002 29.87 13.826 2001 30.37 14.023 2000 30.74 15.612
03In context
Serbia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Serbia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | 27th | 170.53 | 73.44 | 76 |
 Hungary | 44th | 183.89 | 31.43 | 77.3 |
 Romania | 46th | 259.7 | 46.51 | 75.1 |
 Bulgaria | 64th | 279.06 | 29.88 | 69.2 |
 Montenegro | 69th | 424.65 | 59.49 | 63.5 |
 North Macedonia | =87th | 511.73 | 39.46 | 59.9 |
| Serbia | =106th | 668.02 | 32.06 | 63.7 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | not placed | — | — | 62.9 |
 Kosovo | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Serbia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Serbia is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Serbia does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.857.66224.85No earlier reading
Serbia: 7.662 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7712.6525.77No earlier reading
Serbia: 12.65 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 134th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2650.7133.26▼ Worsened since 2013
Serbia: 50.71 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2360.1248.23▼ Worsened since 2013
Serbia: 60.12 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Serbia does worse than the middle country measured.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3232.0637.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Serbia: 32.06 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 91st of 162 · derived.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2793.8155.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Serbia: 3.815 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.7812.738▲ Improved since 2014
Serbia: 3.781 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.216.2383.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Serbia: 6.238 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 46th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 062.930No real change since 2014
Serbia: 62.93 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Serbia: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Serbia: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end13
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5254,785525No earlier reading
Serbia: 4,785 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.588.0149.5Moved since 2014
Serbia: 88.01 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 01.4070Moved since 2014
Serbia: 1.407 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 100604.1100No earlier reading
Serbia: 604.1 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 00.3220No real change since 2014
Serbia: 0.322 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 011.480Moved since 2015
Serbia: 11.48 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8527.3312.85No real change since 2014
Serbia: 27.33 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.2920.077No real change since 2014
Serbia: 0.292 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.2410.144Moved since 2014
Serbia: 0.241 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.5854.6542.585Moved since 2014
Serbia: 4.654 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Serbia: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.4333.049Moved since 2014
Serbia: 0.433 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.524.273No earlier reading
Serbia: 3.52 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
No current reading for Serbia
Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Serbia’s 16 topics
Energy is Serbia’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture1st of 1844/4 keys
- Gender & Equality30th of 1834/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 34th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing41st of 2004/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation42nd of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 58th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 49th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 66th of 1934/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade76th of 1772/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge95th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 101st of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labour98th of 1824/4 keys
- Energyjoint 106th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 136th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability142nd of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security142nd of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Serbia can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Norway2nd3/3 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Portugal17th3/3 keysThis page
Serbia=106th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Serbia on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Serbia rank on energy?
Serbia is placed joint 106th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Serbia?
668.02 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Serbia?
32.06 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Serbia compare with Romania on energy?
Romania is placed 46th of 165, and Serbia joint 106th. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Romania 259.7, Serbia 668.02; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Romania 46.51, Serbia 32.06; World Energy Trilemma Index: Romania 75.1, Serbia 63.7.
How have Serbia’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 699.88 in 2000 to 668.02 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 30.74 in 2000 to 32.06 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Serbia?
No current reading is published for Serbia on Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Serbia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Serbia (banner) — Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Serbia: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/serbia/energy