Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Serbia

Hydro share of electricity in Serbia in 2023 — 32.68%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.85 pp.

2023 32.68% +6.56 pp vs 2022
World rank 49of 127
Period maximum 37.72%1999
Period minimum 20.83%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Serbia, 1990–202320253035401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 20.83%1991: 26.71%1992: 28.12%1993: 28.75%1994: 30.36%1995: 32.36%1996: 36.99%1997: 31.2%1998: 30.86%1999: 37.72%2000: 31.83%2001: 31.9%2002: 30.95%2003: 26.33%2004: 29.51%2005: 32.99%2006: 30.06%2007: 27.46%2008: 27.05%2009: 29.08%2010: 32.99%2011: 23.95%2012: 26.94%2013: 27.22%2014: 34.11%2015: 28.16%2016: 29.28%2017: 26.32%2018: 30.44%2019: 27.12%2020: 25.68%2021: 31.34%2022: 26.12%2023: 32.68%
Change over the period: +11.85 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Serbia 32.68%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 32.68 +6.56 pp
2022 26.12 −5.23 pp
2021 31.34 +5.66 pp
2020 25.68 −1.44 pp
2019 27.12 −3.32 pp
2018 30.44 +4.12 pp
2017 26.32 −2.96 pp
2016 29.28 +1.13 pp
2015 28.16 −5.95 pp
2014 34.11 +6.89 pp
2013 27.22 +0.28 pp
2012 26.94 +3 pp
2011 23.95 −9.05 pp
2010 32.99 +3.91 pp
2009 29.08 +2.03 pp
2008 27.05 −0.41 pp
2007 27.46 −2.6 pp
2006 30.06 −2.93 pp
2005 32.99 +3.48 pp
2004 29.51 +3.18 pp
2003 26.33 −4.62 pp
2002 30.95 −0.95 pp
2001 31.9 +0.07 pp
2000 31.83 −5.89 pp
1999 37.72 +6.86 pp
1998 30.86 −0.35 pp
1997 31.2 −5.79 pp
1996 36.99 +4.63 pp
1995 32.36 +2 pp
1994 30.36 +1.62 pp
1993 28.75 +0.63 pp
1992 28.12 +1.41 pp
1991 26.71 +5.88 pp
1990 20.83

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

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