Coal share of electricity — all countries

Coal share of electricity — Serbia

Coal share of electricity in Serbia in 2023 — 58.91%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 12.22 pp.

2023 58.91% −7.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 78of 87
Period maximum 74.57%2011
Period minimum 58.91%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Coal share of electricity — Serbia, 1990–202355606570751990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 71.13%1991: 64.95%1992: 68.41%1993: 69.07%1994: 67.9%1995: 65.81%1996: 60.2%1997: 65.65%1998: 66.82%1999: 59.97%2000: 65.99%2001: 65.64%2002: 66.83%2003: 71.35%2004: 68.29%2005: 64.27%2006: 68.73%2007: 70.05%2008: 71.38%2009: 70.2%2010: 65.86%2011: 74.57%2012: 71.56%2013: 71.95%2014: 65.08%2015: 71.1%2016: 69.44%2017: 71.68%2018: 67.1%2019: 68.24%2020: 69.8%2021: 62.3%2022: 66.31%2023: 58.91%
Change over the period: −12.22 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia

Serbia 58.91%
World 35.52%
Coal share of electricity — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 58.91 −7.4 pp
2022 66.31 +4.01 pp
2021 62.3 −7.5 pp
2020 69.8 +1.56 pp
2019 68.24 +1.13 pp
2018 67.1 −4.58 pp
2017 71.68 +2.24 pp
2016 69.44 −1.67 pp
2015 71.1 +6.02 pp
2014 65.08 −6.86 pp
2013 71.95 +0.38 pp
2012 71.56 −3.01 pp
2011 74.57 +8.71 pp
2010 65.86 −4.34 pp
2009 70.2 −1.18 pp
2008 71.38 +1.33 pp
2007 70.05 +1.32 pp
2006 68.73 +4.46 pp
2005 64.27 −4.02 pp
2004 68.29 −3.06 pp
2003 71.35 +4.52 pp
2002 66.83 +1.19 pp
2001 65.64 −0.36 pp
2000 65.99 +6.02 pp
1999 59.97 −6.85 pp
1998 66.82 +1.17 pp
1997 65.65 +5.45 pp
1996 60.2 −5.61 pp
1995 65.81 −2.09 pp
1994 67.9 −1.17 pp
1993 69.07 +0.66 pp
1992 68.41 +3.47 pp
1991 64.95 −6.18 pp
1990 71.13

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.

Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.